Food & Drink – Page 12 – Hadith Answers

The great reward for farming

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Is the following from the Hadith?:

The farmer is rewarded for whatever he produces whether directly by his actions or not, so much so that even when birds, ants and other insects eat from the produce, he is rewarded

Sunnah postures of eating

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Is there a Hadith regarding sitting in a specific posture while eating? What is the grade of the Hadith?

Authenticity of the famous du’a after meals

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Can you please advise on the status of of the recommended Dua after eating;

Alhamdulillahil ladhy at’amana wa saqana wa ja’alana Muslimin

Someone said its Munkar (very weak), is this true? Read More »

Hadith: The fast only breaks with something entering the stomach

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What is the authenticity of the following narration:

Sayyidatuna ‘Aishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) reports that Rasulullah (sallalahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) once entered and said: ‘O ‘Aishah, do you have a piece of bread’? Sayyidatuna ‘Aishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) says that she brought a piece of bread for Nabi (sallalahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), he put it in his mouth and asked: ‘O ‘Aishah did any of it enter my belly? This is like the kiss of a fasting person, the fast is broken by what goes in, not by what comes out.’

Eating on a raised platform

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How did Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasalam) take his meals on the floor? i.e. the food was on the floor or how was it?

Can the following be regarded as sunnah or in conformity to Sunnah: a person eats whilst seated on the floor and his food on a raised table approximately 60 cm above the ground.

The du’a whilst eating

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Are there any du’as mentioned in the Hadith that are to be read whilst eating? For instance,

Allahumma Barik Lana Fima Razaqtana Wa Qina Adhaban Nar

and

Allahumma Lakal Hamdu Wa Lakash Shukr

The Sahabi who picked up the morsel of food

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There is a famous incident mentioned about a Sahabi having meals in the King’s palace when he dropped a morsel. Whilst cleaning and eating it one man told him how can you do that here. He replied: Should I leave the Sunnah of my beloved for these Fools?!

Could you please source the reference.

The exact wording for the du’a after meals

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Can you confirm of the following words are correct for the du’a after eating?

alhumdu lillahiladhi at’amana wa saqana waja ‘alana MINAL muslimin

The exact wording for the du’a before meals

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I saw a question on your site and became curious to other similar types of du’as which are still being taught to our kids. One of which is the du’a before meals; do the following words appear in the Hadith?

bismillahi wa a’la barakatillah.

Why is eating pork forbidden

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Many people do not know why we are forbidden from eating pork. Besides the health risks, is there anything else we should know about ?

Hot Food Has No Barakah

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Can you please give me the exact reference to the following Hadith. I have been searching for it for some time and was pleased that it was sent to me.

Nabi (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) says: “To allow the food to get cold before partaking of it, for hot food has no barakah.”

Elsewhere we learn hot food weakens the stomach.

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Reference for the incident of a Sahabi who didn’t have food

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During a lecture, I heard this story: A Sahabi (radiyallahu’anhu) asked his wife for something to eat. She said that there was nothing in the home to eat. He went to the masjid, prayed two rak’ahs, came back but still there was nothing

He realised that there was something wrong with his salah. So he went back to the masjid, prayed two more rak’ahs returned home and asked his wife again. He found that the wheat grinder (chakki) he had in his house started operating by itself and was churning out flour that filled up every container in the house.

Is this a true story? What is its source and chain of narrators? What was the name of the Sahabi?