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)?

 

Answer

The words الدباء and القرع are synonyms that refer to a particular type of gourd [including but not exclusive to squash, pumpkin, or calabash].

(Refer: Fathul Bari, Hadith: 5379, Sharhush Shamail of ‘Allamah Bajuri, Hadith: 160, and Arabic Lexicon vol. 3 pg. 842)

 

And Allah Ta’ala knows best.

 

Answered by: Moulana Farhan Shariff

 

Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar