‘Abdullah bin Salam said: “When the Prophet (ﷺ) came to
Al-Madinah,
the people rushed to meet him, and it was said: ‘The
Messenger of
Allah (ﷺ) has come! The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) has
come! The
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) has come!’ Three times. I came
with the
people to see him, and when I saw his face clearly, I knew
that his
face was not the face of a liar. The first thing I heard him
say was
when he said: ‘O people! Spread (the greeting of) Salam,
feed others,
uphold the ties of kinship, and pray during the night
when people are
sleeping, and you will enter Paradise with Salam.”*
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ عَوْفٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ قَالَ لَمَّا قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ الْمَدِينَةَ انْجَفَلَ النَّاسُ قِبَلَهُ وَقِيلَ قَدْ قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَدْ قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَدْ قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ثَلاَثًا فَجِئْتُ فِي النَّاسِ لأَنْظُرَ فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنْتُ وَجْهَهُ عَرَفْتُ أَنَّ وَجْهَهُ لَيْسَ بِوَجْهِ كَذَّابٍ فَكَانَ أَوَّلَ شَىْءٍ سَمِعْتُهُ تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ أَنْ قَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَفْشُوا السَّلاَمَ وَأَطْعِمُوا الطَّعَامَ وَصِلُوا الأَرْحَامَ وَصَلُّوا بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ تَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ بِسَلاَمٍ
Hadith 3252
Sahih — Darussalam
Feeding others
‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar used to say that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said: “Spread (the greeting og) Salam, offer food (to the needy),
and
be brothers as Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has honored you.”
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الأَزْدِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى حُدِّثْنَا عَنْ نَافِعٍ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ كَانَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ أَفْشُوا السَّلاَمَ وَأَطْعِمُوا الطَّعَامَ وَكُونُوا إِخْوَانًا كَمَا أَمَرَكُمُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
Hadith 3253
Sahih — Darussalam
Feeding others
It was
narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr that a man asked the
Messenger
of Allah (ﷺ): “O Messenger of Allah, which (aspect) of
Islam is
the best?” He said: “Offering food (to the needy) and
greeting
with Salam those whom you know and those whom you do not
know.”
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْخَيْرِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو أَنَّ رَجُلاً سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَىُّ الإِسْلاَمِ خَيْرٌ قَالَ تُطْعِمُ الطَّعَامَ وَتَقْرَأُ السَّلاَمَ عَلَى مَنْ عَرَفْتَ وَمَنْ لَمْ تَعْرِفْ
Hadith 3254
Sahih — Darussalam
The food of one is sufficient for two
It was
narrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah
(ﷺ)
said: “The food of one person is sufficient for two, the food of
two is sufficient for four, and the food for four is sufficient for
eight.”
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الرَّقِّيُّ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ زِيَادٍ الأَسَدِيُّ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ طَعَامُ الْوَاحِدِ يَكْفِي الاِثْنَيْنِ وَطَعَامُ الاِثْنَيْنِ يَكْفِي الأَرْبَعَةَ وَطَعَامُ الأَرْبَعَةِ يَكْفِي الثَّمَانِيَةَ
Hadith 3255
Sahih — Darussalam
The food of one is sufficient for two
It was
narrated from ‘Umar bin Khattab that the Messenger of Allah
(ﷺ)
said: “The food of one is sufficient for two, and the food of
two
is sufficient for three or four, and the food of four is
sufficient
for five or six.’”
The believer eats with one intestine and the disbeliever eats with seven intestines
It was
narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said:
“The believer eats with one intestine and the disbeliever eats
with
seven intestines.’”
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ الْمُؤْمِنُ يَأْكُلُ فِي مِعًى وَاحِدٍ وَالْكَافِرُ يَأْكُلُ فِي سَبْعَةِ أَمْعَاءٍ
Hadith 3257
Sahih — Darussalam
The believer eats with one intestine and the disbeliever eats with seven intestines
It was
narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “The
disbeliever eats with seven intestines and the believer eats with one
intestine.”
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ الْكَافِرُ يَأْكُلُ فِي سَبْعَةِ أَمْعَاءٍ وَالْمُؤْمِنُ يَأْكُلُ فِي مِعًى وَاحِدٍ
Hadith 3258
Sahih — Darussalam
The believer eats with one intestine and the disbeliever eats with seven intestines
It was
narrated from Abu Musa that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“The
believer eats with one intestine and the disbeliever eats with
seven
intestines.”
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ بُرَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ الْمُؤْمِنُ يَأْكُلُ فِي مِعًى وَاحِدٍ وَالْكَافِرُ يَأْكُلُ فِي سَبْعَةِ أَمْعَاءٍ
Hadith 3259
Sahih — Darussalam
The prohibition of criticizing food
It was
narrated from Abu Hazim that Abu Hurairah said: “The Messenger
of
Allah (ﷺ) never criticized any food. If it pleased him, he would
eat it and if it did not he would leave it.”
Another chain reports the same.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ مَا عَابَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ طَعَامًا قَطُّ إِنْ رَضِيَهُ أَكَلَهُ وَإِلاَّ تَرَكَهُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي يَحْيَى عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ مِثْلَهُ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ نُخَالِفُ فِيهِ يَقُولُونَ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ
Hadith 3260
Da’if — Darussalam
Ablution (washing hands) when eating
Kathir
bin Sulaim narrated that he heard Anas bin Malik say: “The
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever would like Allah to
increase
the goodness of his house, should perform ablution (wash
hands) when
his breakfast is brought to him and when it is taken
away.’”
حَدَّثَنَا جُبَارَةُ بْنُ الْمُغَلِّسِ حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُكْثِرَ اللَّهُ خَيْرَ بَيْتِهِ فَلْيَتَوَضَّأْ إِذَا حَضَرَ غَدَاؤُهُ وَإِذَا رُفِعَ
Hadith 3261
Sahih — Darussalam
Ablution (washing hands) when eating
It was
narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
went out
to toilet, then food was brought. A man said: “O Messenger of
Allah, are you not going to perform ablution?” He said: ‘Am I
going to
pray?’
حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُسَافِرٍ حَدَّثَنَا صَاعِدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْجَزَرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جُحَادَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ الْمَكِّيُّ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْغَائِطِ فَأُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلاَ آتِيكَ بِوَضُوءٍ قَالَ أُرِيدُ الصَّلاَةَ
Hadith 3262
Sahih — Darussalam
Eating while reclining
It was
narrated from Abu Juhaifah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said: “I
do not eat while reclining.”
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنِ مِسْعَرٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الأَقْمَرِ عَنْ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ لاَ آكُلُ مُتَّكِئًا
Hadith 3263
Hasan — Darussalam
Eating while reclining
‘Abdullah bin Busr said: “I gave the Prophet (ﷺ) a gift of a
sheep,
and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat on his knees to eat. A
Bedouin
said: ‘What is this sitting?’ He said: ‘Allah has made
me a humble and
generous slave (of Allah) and has not made me
arrogant and stubborn.’”
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ كَثِيرِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ الْحِمْصِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي أَنْبَأَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عِرْقٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُسْرٍ قَالَ أَهْدَيْتُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ شَاةً فَجَثَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ يَأْكُلُ فَقَالَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ مَا هَذِهِ الْجِلْسَةُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَعَلَنِي عَبْدًا كَرِيمًا وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْنِي جَبَّارًا عَنِيدًا
Hadith 3264
Sahih — Darussalam
Saying bismillah when eating
It was
narrated that ‘Aishah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was
eating food with six of his Companions when a Bedouin came and ate it
all in two bites. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘If he had
said
Bismillah, it would have sufficed you (all). When any one of you
eats
food, let him say Bismillah, and if he forgets to say Bismillah
at the
beginning, let him say Bismillah fi awwalihi wa akhirih (In
the Name
of Allah at the beginning and at the end).’”
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ عَنِ هِشَامٍ الدَّسْتَوَائِيِّ عَنْ بُدَيْلِ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَأْكُلُ طَعَامًا فِي سِتَّةِ نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَجَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَأَكَلَهُ بِلُقْمَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَمَا أَنَّهُ لَوْ كَانَ قَالَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ لَكَفَاكُمْ فَإِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ طَعَامًا فَلْيَقُلْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ نَسِيَ أَنْ يَقُولَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فِي أَوَّلِهِ فَلْيَقُلْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فِي أَوَّلِهِ وَآخِرِهِ
Hadith 3265
Hasan — Darussalam
Saying bismillah when eating
It was
narrated that ‘Umar bin Abu Salamah said: “The Prophet (ﷺ)
said
to me, when I was eating: ‘Say the Name of Allah, the Glorified
and
Exalted.’”
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ قَالَ قَالَ لِيَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ وَأَنَا آكُلُ سَمِّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
Hadith 3266
Sahih — Darussalam
Eating with the right hand
It was
narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Let
one of
you eat with his right hand and drink with his right hand, and
take
with his right hand and give with his right hand, for Satan eats
with
his left hand, drinks with his left hand, gives with his left
hand
and takes with his left hand.”
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْهِقْلُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ لِيَأْكُلْ أَحَدُكُمْ بِيَمِينِهِ وَلْيَشْرَبْ بِيَمِينِهِ وَلْيَأْخُذْ بِيَمِينِهِ وَلْيُعْطِ بِيَمِينِهِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَأْكُلُ بِشِمَالِهِ وَيَشْرَبُ بِشِمَالِهِ وَيُعْطِي بِشِمَالِهِ وَيَأْخُذُ بِشِمَالِهِ
Hadith 3267
Sahih — Darussalam
Eating with the right hand
It was
narrated from Wahb bin Kaisan that he heard ‘Umar bin Abu
Salamah
say: “I was a boy in the care of the Prophet (ﷺ) and my hand
used
to wander all over the plate. He said to me: ‘O boy! Say the Name
of Allah, eat with your right hand, and eat from what is in front of
you.’”
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ سَمِعَهُ مِنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ قَالَ كُنْتُ غُلاَمًا فِي حِجْرِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ وَكَانَتْ يَدِي تَطِيشُ فِي الصَّحْفَةِ فَقَالَ لِي يَا غُلاَمُ سَمِّ اللَّهَ وَكُلْ بِيَمِينِكَ وَكُلْ مِمَّا يَلِيكَ
Hadith 3268
Sahih — Darussalam
Eating with the right hand
It was
narrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Do not
eat with your left hand, for Satan eats with his left hand.”
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ لاَ تَأْكُلُوا بِالشِّمَالِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَأْكُلُ بِالشِّمَالِ
Hadith 3269
Sahih — Darussalam
Licking the fingers
It was
narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “When
one
of you eats food, let him not wipe his hand until he has licked it
or
has someone else to lick it.”
It was
narrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“None
of you should wipe his hand until he has licked it, for he does
not
know where the blessing if in his food.’”
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الْحَفَرِيُّ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ لاَ يَمْسَحْ أَحَدُكُمْ يَدَهُ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَهَا فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَدْرِي فِي أَىِّ طَعَامِهِ الْبَرَكَةُ