Food & Drink – Page 2 – Hadith Answers

Taking Allah’s name before eating

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What is the grading of the following Hadith?

“We were with the Prophet when food was presented to him, and I never saw food which had greater blessing when we began to eat, or less when we finished. We asked Allah’s messenger how that was, and he replied, “We mentioned Allah’s name when we ate, then one who ate sat down without mentioning Allah’s name and the devil ate with him.”

Melon and cucumber with dates

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Is eating melon and fresh dates and cucumber and fresh dates two separate Sunnahs or is it one and the same Hadith?

A believer ensures that his neighbour is not hungry

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Can you confirm the source of this Hadith?

ليس المؤمن الذي يشبع وجاره جائع

There is no good in those who do not host and entertain guest

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Is the following Hadith suitable to quote?

“There is no good in the one who does not host.”

Food provided to Hazrat Maryam

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Please provide the status of the following narration:

عن أبي أمامة الباهلي رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن مريم بنت عمران سألت ربها أن يطعمها لحما لا دم فيه ، فأطعمها الجراد فقالت: اللهم أعشه بغير رضاع وتابع بينه بغير شياع – يعني الصوت Read More »

Eating watermelon before meals

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Are these benefits of watermelon authentic?

البطيخ قبل الطعام يغسل البطن غسلا ويذهب بالداء أصلا

Types of gourd mentioned in Hadith

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What exactly are الدباء (Ad-Dubba) and القرع (Al-qar’u) which are mentioned in the Hadith to be beloved to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam)? Read More »

Feeding people is part of noble character and noble character leads to Jannah

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Is this Hadith authentic?

مكارم الأخلاق من عمل الجنة

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) never blew in his food and drinks

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Is this a reliable Hadith?

Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) never blew into his food and drinks and never breathed into utensils.” [Ibn Majah]

Do not forsake supper even if it is a handful of dates

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Is the following Hadith authentic?

Sayyiduna Jabir (radiyallahu ‘anhu) has reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) has said: ‘Do not forsake eating at night (supper) even though it may be a handful of dates because forsaking the night meal brings on old age.’

(Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 3355) Read More »

An unauthentic action regarding the watermelon

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Is this authentic?

Sunnah practices for watermelon:

The messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was gifted a watermelon. He took it sniffed it and said “Allow it to become large.”

Taking forty steps after eating

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Is there any Hadith which states that one should take forty steps after eating meals?

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) never ate to his fill twice in one day

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Is this Hadith authentic?

Masruq (rahimahullah) said:

I entered upon ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) and she invited me to eat. She said: ‘Whenever I eat my fill of food I want to cry and begin crying.’ He said: ‘Why?’ She said: ‘I remember the circumstances under which the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) parted from the world. By Allah! He would not eat his fill of bread and meat twice in a day.'”