22 October 2020
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…
7 October 2020
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."
19 March 2020
Taking forty steps after eating
Question Is there any Hadith which states that one should take forty steps after eating meals?
18 March 2020
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 2020
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…
21 January 2020
A woman from a previous ummah who was miraculously given food
Question Is this incident authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports an incident from Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) that from the people of the past there was a husband…
12 December 2019
Another Hadith on the treatment of one’s wife and the rights a wife enjoys over her husband
Question Is this narration authentic? عن حكيم بن معاوية عن أبيه أن رجلا سأل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ما حق المرأة على الزوج؟ قال: أن يطعمها إذا طعم وأن يكسوها إذا اكتسى ولا يضرب الوجه ولا يقبح ولا…
25 November 2019
The reward for feeding a hungry Believer
Question Can you please mention the source of this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Any believer who feeds a hungry believer, Allah will feed him from the fruits of Jannah on…
30 October 2019
The worst container man can fill is his belly
Question Is this a Hadith of Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) or the statement of a pious person? "Man does not fill a container more evil than his belly"
24 October 2019
A narration regarding the caution applied by a Sahabi regarding food
Question What is the chain of narration for this narration? عن أبي مسعود الأنصاري أنه قال: لأن أخر من هذا القصر أحب إلي من أن آكل جبنا لا أسأل عنه……
11 October 2019
‘Umar’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) advice to one of his armies
Question What is the authenticity of this narration? عن زيد بن وهب، قال: أتاهم كتاب عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه وهم في بعض المغازي: بلغني أنكم في أرض تأكلون طعاما يقال له الجبن، فانظروا ما حلاله من…
17 September 2019
‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) chooses to eat simple food
Question I am looking for the incident with the reference that once Sayyiduna 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu) invited Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (radiyallahu 'anhu) to eat of his meals. 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu)…
10 September 2019
Feeding a poor household on ‘Aashura
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Feeding the poor on 'Aashura: Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever feeds a poor household on 'Aashura will cross the bridge (Sirat) with the speed of…
8 August 2019
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) ate the meat of his udhiyah/qurbani animal on journey
Question Is this narration authentic? ذبح رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ضحيته، ثم قال: «يا ثوبان، أصلح لحم هذه»، فلم أزل أطعمه منها حتى قدم المدينة……
30 July 2019
Five things increase the memory
Question What is authenticity of following narration? خمس يذهبن بالنسيان ويزدن في الحفظ ويذهبن البلغم السواك والصيام وقراءة القرآن والعسل واللبان……