Tag Archives: Food

June, 2019

• 24 June

  Lending an animal to someone to benefit from the milk is an excellent deed of charity

  Question How authentic is this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “How excellent a gift/act of charity is [to lend someone] the she-camel which has recently given birth and which gives profuse milk, and [to lend] the sheep which gives profuse milk, a bowl in the morning and another in the evening.”
• 20 June

  Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) had become cautious when receiving gifts after Khaybar

  Question Can you confirm the source of this Hadith? كان رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وسلم) لا يأكل من هدية حتى يأمر صاحبها أن يأكل منها للشاة التي أهديت له بخيبر
• 14 June

  Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) advice on how to treat one’s wife

  Question Could you reference the narration? Sayyiduna Mu’awiyah al-Qushayri (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates: “I went to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and asked him, “How do you command us [to treat] our wives?” He replied, ‘Feed them from what you eat, clothe them from what you wear, and do not beat or revile them.”

May, 2019

• 17 May

  How many dates would Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) have at iftar?

  Question Is there any mention in Hadith as to how many dates did Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) consume at the time of iftar?
• 13 May

  A narration stating Ibn ‘Abbas’s (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) view on carrion

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? It is reported that Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) said regarding carrion, “What is forbidden is what is eaten i.e. its meat. As for its skin, teeth, bones, fur and wool, they are permissible [to use].”
• 9 May

  Clarification on the link of a Hadith to the chapter in Sahih Muslim

  Question In Sahih Muslim, what is the link of the following Hadith to the chapter ‘باب نسخ الوضوء مما مست النار’: أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم شرب لبنا ثم دعا بماء فتمضمض وقال إن له دسما
• 3 May

  Eating from the sides of the plate and not the middle

  Question Is the following Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The blessing is removed from the middle of the food so eat from its edges and don’t eat from the middle.” (Tirmidhi)
• 1 May

  A narration on eating extremely hot food

  Question Can this Hadith be quoted? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was once given a boiling hot plate of food. He placed out his hand and then retracted and said: “Allah has not fed us fire.”

April, 2019

• 30 April

  The worst vessel/container a man can fill

  Question Kindly inform me if there is a Hadith which mentions “A human being fills no vessel worse than his stomach”
• 29 April

  Eating something sweet before a meal

  Question Is it Sunnah to eat something sweet before or after eating your meal?
• 12 April

  The du’a after drinking milk

  Question Is there any reference for the du’a after drinking milk? Allahumma barik lana wa zidna minhu
• 12 April

  Goodness comes very swiftly to a home wherein guests are fed

  Question Is this narration reliable? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Goodness comes to a home where food is consumed [by guests] faster than the blade goes to the hump of the camel”

March, 2019

• 7 March

  Forbidden parts of a halal animal

  Question How authentic is the Hadith that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) disliked eating testicles and other parts of a sheep? Can you quote the full Hadith please?