Tag Archives: Food

December, 2017

• 14 December

  Eating fish and milk

  Question I would like to ask if there is any Hadith which prohibits combining milk and fish in the same meal?

November, 2017

• 27 November

  The nutritional benefit of fresh dates and cucumber

  Question Is there any narration that states cucumber and dates helps to gain weight?
• 15 November

  A du’a for protection from hunger and deception

  Question Please provide the reference and translation of this du’a: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُوعِ، فَإِنَّهُ بِئْسَ الضَّجِيعُ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخِيَانَةِ، فَإِنَّهَا بِئْسَتِ الْبِطَانَةُ Allahumma inni a’udhi bika minal ju’i fa innahu bi’sad daji’u wa a’udhu bika minal khiyanati fa innaha bi’satil bitanatu
• 15 November

  Eating raw garlic

  Question Is there any Hadith preventing the eating of raw garlic?
• 15 November

  Washing the hands before eating

  Question Is there any authentic Hadith which mentions washing of the hands before eating?

October, 2017

• 18 October

  A fabricated narration on the watermelon

  Question Is this narration authentic? عظموا البطيخ فإنه من حلل الأرض ماؤه شفاء وحلاوته من الجنة
• 9 October

  Food particles that are picked from the teeth

  Question Is there any Hadith regarding the food particles that are stuck in the teeth. I have heard that it is haram to eat the food particles taken out from the teeth.
• 5 October

  Authentication of the du’a to recite when forgetting to recite Bismillah before eating

  Question Is the du’a ‘Bismillahi awwalahu wa akhirahu’ authentic?
• 4 October

  A follow up query on the Sahabi who picked up a morsel of food

  Question In the narration where Sayyiduna Ma’qil ibn Yasar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) picked up a morsel of food which fell, wiped it and ate it, there is mention of farmers or Bedouins poking fun at this. Were they Muslims or Non-Muslims?
• 3 October

  Eating watermelon with fresh dates

  Question What is the reference for this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would eat watermelon with ripe dates, saying: ‘The heat of this [dates] neutralises the coolness of that [watermelon]’

September, 2017

• 6 September

  Eating fruit before or after meals?

  Question There is a Hadith which states Sayyiduna Abul Haytham ibn Tayhan (radiyallahu ‘anhu) presented to Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and some Sahabah different types of dates. Thereafter he slaughtered an animal and served the meat to them. Is it correct to serve and consume fruit first before the main meal or should one have fruit after the meal?

August, 2017

• 23 August

  An unauthentic virtue of eating with one’s servant

  Question Is this narration authentic? “Eating with one’s servant/helper is part of humility and whoever eats with his servant, Jannah yearns for him”
• 21 August

  Eat and apply olive oil

  Question Can this narration be quoted? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Eat olive/olive oil and use its oil for indeed it is a blessed tree”