Tag Archives: Food

April, 2021

• 16 April

  A narration stating that three people will not be accountable for the bounty of food

  Question Is this authentic? “Three people will not be asked about the bounty of food and drink the fasting, the one who eats suhur, and the one who has guests.”
• 15 April

  Taking Allah’s name before eating

  Question 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 …
• 15 April

  Melon and cucumber with dates

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

March, 2021

• 9 March

  A believer ensures that his neighbour is not hungry

  Question Can you confirm the source of this Hadith? ليس المؤمن الذي يشبع وجاره جائع

November, 2020

• 12 November

  Types of gourd mentioned in Hadith

  Question 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)?
• 10 November

  Do not abandon the invitation of Allah

  Question Is this authentic? كل مؤدب يحب أن تؤتى مأدبته ومأدبة الله القرآن فلا تهجروه
• 3 November

  The insignificance of this world

  Question Kindly translate the following Hadith: عن أبي بن كعب أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن مطعم بن آدم ضرب للدنيا مثلا بما خرج من بن آدم وإن قزحه وملحه فانظر ما يصير إليه
• 3 November

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

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? مكارم الأخلاق من عمل الجنة

October, 2020

• 22 October

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

  Question 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]
• 7 October

  An unauthentic action regarding the watermelon

  Question 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.”

March, 2020

• 19 March

  Taking forty steps after eating

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

  Caution against hoarding food

  Question What is the authenticity of this Hadith? “Whoever hoards food [and keeps it from] the Muslims, Allah will afflict him with leprosy and bankruptcy.”
• 3 March

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

  Question 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 …