Being economical with food and the undesirability of eating one’s fill
It was
narrated that ‘Atiyyah bin ‘Amir Al-Juhani said: “I heard
Salman, when he was forced to eat food, say: ‘It is sufficient for
me
that I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: The people who most
eat
their fill in this world will be the most hungry on the Day of
Resurrection.’”
حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الْعَسْكَرِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ عَنْ مُوسَى الْجُهَنِيِّ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَلْمَانَ وَأُكْرِهَ عَلَى طَعَامٍ يَأْكُلُهُ فَقَالَ حَسْبِي إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ إِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ شِبَعًا فِي الدُّنْيَا أَطْوَلُهُمْ جُوعًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
Hadith 3352
Da’if — Darussalam
It is extravagance to eat everything you want
It was
narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said:
“It is extravagance to eat everything you want.”
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ وَسُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَيَحْيَى بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ كَثِيرِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ الْحِمْصِيُّ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ نُوحِ بْنِ ذَكْوَانَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ إِنَّ مِنَ السَّرَفِ أَنْ تَأْكُلَ كُلَّ مَا اشْتَهَيْتَ
Hadith 3353
Da’if — Darussalam
The prohibition of throwing food
It was
narrated that ‘Aishah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
entered
the house and saw a piece of bread that had been thrown (on
the
floor). He picked it up, wiped it and ate it, and said: ‘O
‘Aishah,
show honor to the precious (i.e., food), for is the blessing
of food
departs from people, it never comes back.’”
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يُوسُفَ الْفِرْيَابِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا وَسَّاجُ بْنُ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ وَسَّاجٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُوَقَّرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ الْبَيْتَ فَرَأَى كِسْرَةً مُلْقَاةً فَأَخَذَهَا فَمَسَحَهَا ثُمَّ أَكَلَهَا وَقَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ أَكْرِمِي كَرِيمَكِ فَإِنَّهَا مَا نَفَرَتْ عَنْ قَوْمٍ قَطُّ فَعَادَتْ إِلَيْهِمْ
Hadith 3354
Hasan — Darussalam
Seeking refuge with Allah from hunger
It was
narrated that Abu Hurairah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
used
to say: ‘Allahumma inni a’udhu bika minal-ju’, fa innahu
bi’sad-
daji’, wa a’udhu bika minal-khiyanah, fa innaha
bi’satil-bitanah (O
Allah, I seek refuge with You from hunger, for
it is a bad companion,
and I seek refuge with You from treachery, for
it is a bad thing to
hide in one’s heart).’”
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ حَدَّثَنَا هُرَيْمٌ عَنْ لَيْثٍ عَنْ كَعْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُوعِ فَإِنَّهُ بِئْسَ الضَّجِيعُ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخِيَانَةِ فَإِنَّهَا بِئْسَتِ الْبِطَانَةُ
Hadith 3355
Da’if — Darussalam
Abandoning dinner
It was
narrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah
(ﷺ)
said: “Do not leave dinner, even if it is only a handful of
dates,
because abandoning it makes one weak.”
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الرَّقِّيُّ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ السَّلاَمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَابَاهْ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ لاَ تَدَعُوا الْعَشَاءَ وَلَوْ بِكَفٍّ مِنْ تَمْرٍ فَإِنَّ تَرْكَهُ يُهْرِمُ
Hadith 3356
Da’if — Darussalam
Hospitality
It was
narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 9saw)
said:
“Goodness comes more quickly to a house where there are frequent
guests than a knife to camel’s hump.”
حَدَّثَنَا جُبَارَةُ بْنُ الْمُغَلِّسِ حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ الْخَيْرُ أَسْرَعُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ الَّذِي يُغْشَى مِنَ الشَّفْرَةِ إِلَى سَنَامِ الْبَعِيرِ
Hadith 3357
Da’if — Darussalam
Hospitality
It was
narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said:
“Goodness comes more quickly to a house where food is eaten than
a
knife to a camel’s hump.”
حَدَّثَنَا جُبَارَةُ بْنُ الْمُغَلِّسِ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُحَارِبِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ نَهْشَلٍ عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ بْنِ مُزَاحِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ الْخَيْرُ أَسْرَعُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ الَّذِي يُؤْكَلُ فِيهِ مِنَ الشَّفْرَةِ إِلَى سَنَامِ الْبَعِيرِ
Hadith 3358
Maudu’ — Darussalam
Hospitality
It was
narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said:
“It is the Sunnah for a man to go out with his guest to the door
of
the house.’”
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ الرَّقِّيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ إِنَّ مِنَ السُّنَّةِ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ الرَّجُلُ مَعَ ضَيْفِهِ إِلَى بَابِ الدَّارِ
Hadith 3359
Sahih — Darussalam
If a guest sees something bad, he should go back
It was
narrated that ‘Ali said: “I made some food and called the
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) (to come and eat). He came and saw some
images in the house, so he went back.”
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ هِشَامٍ الدَّسْتَوَائِيِّ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ صَنَعْتُ طَعَامًا فَدَعَوْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَجَاءَ فَرَأَى فِي الْبَيْتِ تَصَاوِيرَ فَرَجَعَ
Hadith 3360
Hasan — Darussalam
If a guest sees something bad, he should go back
Safinah,
Abu ‘Abdur-Rahman, narrated that a man visited ‘Ali bin Abu
Talib
and he made some food for him.* Fatimah said: “Why don’t we
invite the Prophet (ﷺ) to eat with us?” So they invited him and
he
came. He put his hand on the doorpost of the house and saw a thin
curtain in the corner of the house, so he went back. Fatimah said to
‘Ali: “Go and catch up with him, and ask him: ‘What made you go
back,
O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “I do not enter a
well-decorated
house.”
It was
narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said that ‘Umar entered upon him when he
was eating, and he made room for him in the middle of the gathering.
He said: Bismillah, then he took a morsel and ate it, then a second.
Then he said: “I notice some fat in the food but it is not the fat
of the meat.” ‘Abdullah said: “O Commander of the Believers! I
went out to the marketplace looking for some fatty meat (bones with
plenty of meat on them) to buy, but it was expensive, so I bought
some lean meat (bones with not much meat on them) for a Dirham, and
added a Dirham’s worth of ghee. I wanted my family to go through it
bone by bone.” ‘Umar said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) never
had these two things together; he would eat one and give the other in
charity.”
It was
narrated from Abu Dharr that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “When you
make
broth, add more water and give some to your neighbor.”
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ الْخَزَّازُ عَنْ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ الْجَوْنِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ إِذَا عَمِلْتَ مَرَقَةً فَأَكْثِرْ مَاءَهَا وَاغْتَرِفْ لِجِيرَانِكَ مِنْهَا
Hadith 3363
Sahih — Darussalam
Eating garlic, onions and leeks
It was
narrated from Ma’dan bin Abu Talhah Al-Ya’muri that ‘Umar bin
Khattab stood up one Friday delivering a sermon. He praised and
glorified Allah, then he said: “O people, you eat two plants which
I
do not regard as anything but offensive: This garlic and these
onions.
At the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), I would see a
man, if the
smell (of these vegetables) was found on him, being taken
by the hand
and led out to Baqi’ (graveyard). Whoever must eat
them, let him cook
them to death.”
It was
narrated that Umm Ayyub said: “I made some food for the
Prophet
(ﷺ) in which there were some vegetables. He did not eat it,
and he
said: ‘I do not like to annoy my companion.’”
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أُمِّ أَيُّوبَ قَالَتْ صَنَعْتُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ طَعَامًا فِيهِ مِنْ بَعْضِ الْبُقُولِ فَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ وَقَالَ إِنِّي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أُوذِيَ صَاحِبِي
Hadith 3365
Sahih — Darussalam
Eating garlic, onions and leeks
It was
narrated from Jabir that a group of people came to the Prophet
(ﷺ)
and he noticed the smell of leeks coming from them. He said:
“Did I
not forbid you to eat these vegetables? For the angels are
offended
by that which offends people.”
حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو شُرَيْحٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ نِمْرَانَ الْحَجْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ أَنَّ نَفَرًا أَتَوُا النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَوَجَدَ مِنْهُمْ رِيحَ الْكُرَّاثِ فَقَالَ أَلَمْ أَكُنْ نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ أَكْلِ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ إِنَّ الْمَلاَئِكَةَ تَتَأَذَّى مِمَّا يَتَأَذَّى مِنْهُ الإِنْسَانُ
Hadith 3366
Da’if — Darussalam
Eating garlic, onions and leeks
‘Uqbah
bin ‘Amir Al-Juhani said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said
to
his Companions: ‘Do not eat onions,’ then he said in a low voice:
‘Raw.’”
حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ نُعَيْمٍ عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ نَهِيكٍ عَنْ دُخَيْنٍ الْحَجْرِيِّ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ الْجُهَنِيَّ يَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ لأَصْحَابِهِ لاَ تَأْكُلُوا الْبَصَلَ ثُمَّ قَالَ كَلِمَةً خَفِيَّةً النِّيءَ
Hadith 3367
Hasan — Darussalam
Eating cheese and ghee
It was
narrated that Salman Al-Farisi said: “The Messenger of Allah
(ﷺ)
was asked about ghee, cheese and wild donkeys. He said: ‘What is
lawful is that which Allah has permitted, in His Book and what is
unlawful is that which Allah has forbidden in His Book. What He
remained silent about is what is pardoned.’”
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُوسَى السُّدِّيُّ حَدَّثَنَا سَيْفُ بْنُ هَارُونَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ عَنْ سَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيِّ قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَنِ السَّمْنِ وَالْجُبْنِ وَالْفِرَاءِ قَالَ الْحَلاَلُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ وَالْحَرَامُ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ وَمَا سَكَتَ عَنْهُ فَهُوَ مِمَّا عَفَا عَنْهُ
Hadith 3368
Da’if — Darussalam
Eating fruits
It was
narrated that Nu’man bin Bashir said: “The Prophet (ﷺ) was
given a gift of some grapes from Ta’if. He called me and said:
‘Take
this bunch of grapes and give it to your mother.’ But I ate
it before
I gave it to her. A few night later he said to me: ‘What
happened to
the bunch of grapes? Did you give it to your mother?’ I
said: ‘No, So
he called me treacherous.’”
It was
narrated that Talhah said:”I entered upon the Prophet (ﷺ)
and in
his hand was some quince. He said: ‘Take it, O Talhah, for it
soothes the heart.’”
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الطَّلْحِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا نُقَيْبُ بْنُ حَاجِبٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ الزُّبَيْرِيِّ عَنْ طَلْحَةَ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ وَبِيَدِهِ سَفَرْجَلَةٌ فَقَالَ دُونَكَهَا يَا طَلْحَةُ فَإِنَّهَا تُجِمُّ الْفُؤَادَ
Hadith 3370
Da’if — Darussalam
The prohibition of eating while lying down prostrate
It was
narrated from Salim that his father said: “The Messenger of
Allah
(ﷺ) forbade a man from eating while lying down on his face.”
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ بُرْقَانَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ الرَّجُلُ وَهُوَ مُنْبَطِحٌ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ