Question

Is there a Hadith that says dates should be eaten at the time of childbirth?

 

Answer

Dates to be eaten at the time of childbirth is recorded as a Hadith of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) by Imam Abu Ya’la (rahimahullah) in his Musnad and Imam Abu Nu’aym (rahimahullah) in Al- Tibb.

(see Majma’uz-Zawa’id vol. 5, pg. 39; Tanzihush-Shari’ah vol. 1, pg. 209, vol. 2, pg. 240; Al-la-alil-Masnu’ah vol. 1, pg. 156).

Allamah Suyuti (rahimahullah) has declared the chain of Imam Abu Nu’aym (rahimahullah) as authentic (sahih) as the narrations of Sahih Muslim.

(Al-la-alil-Masnu’ah vol. 1, pg. 156)

This could also be established from the Quran.

(Surah Maryam verse: 25-26).

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best,

Answered by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar