'Ali b. Abu Talib reported; There fell to my lot along
with Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) an old
she-camel from the spoils of Badr. Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) granted me another camel. I made them
kneel down one day at the door of an Ansari, and I wanted
to carry on them Idhkhir (a kind of grass) in order to
sell that. There was with me a goldsmith of the tribe of
Qainuqa'. I saught to give a wedding feast (on the
occasion of marriage with) Fatima with the help of that
(the price accrued from the sale of this grass). And Hamza
b. 'Abd al-Muttalib was busy in drinking in that house in
the company of a singing girl who was singing to him. She
said: Hamza, get up for slaughtering the fat she-camels.
Hamza attacked them with the sword and cut off their humps
and ripped their haunches, and then took out their livers.
I said to Ibn Shihab: Did he take out anything from the
hump? He said: He cut off the humps altogether. Ibn Shihab
reported 'Ali having said: I saw this (horrible) sight and
it shocked me, and I came to Allah's Apostle (may peace be
upon him) and there was Zaid b, Haritha with him and
communicated to him this news. He came in the company of
Zaid and I also went along with him and he went to Hamza
and he expressed anger with him. Hamza raised his eyes and
said: Are you (not) but the servants of my father? Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) turned back on his heels
(on hearing this) until he went away from them.
Husain b. 'Ali reported 'Ali having said: There fell to
my lot a she-camel out of the spoils of war on the Day of
Badr, and Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) gave
me (another) she-camel on that day out of the Khums
(one-fifth reserved for Allah and His Messenger). When I
made up my mind to consummate my marriage with Fatima, the
daughter of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him), I
prevailed upon a goldsmith of the tribe of Qainuqa' to go
along with me so that we might bring Idhkhir wishing to
sell that to the goldsmiths and thus I should be able to
arrange my wedding feast. While I was arranging the
equipments. i. e. litters, sacks and ropes, my two
she-camels were sitting down at the side of the apartment
of a person of the Ansar. I collected (the different
articles of equipment) and found to my surprise that their
humps had been chopped off and their haunches had been cut
off and their livers had been taken out. I could not help
weeping when I saw that plight of theirs. I said: Who has
done that? They said: Hamza b. 'Abd al-Muttalib has done
this. and he is in this house dead drunk in the company of
some of the Ansair with asinging girl singing before him
and his companions. She said in her song: O Hamza. get up
and attack these falty she-camels. Thereupon Hamza stood
up with a sword (in his hand) and cut off their humps and
ripped their haunches and tore out their livers. 'Ali
said: I went away until I came to Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) and there was with him Zaid b. Haritha.
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) recognised from
my face what I had experienced, whereupon Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: What has happened
to you? I said: Messenger of Allah, by Allah, I have never
seen (such an unfortunate day) as this day. Hamza has
committed aggression to my she-camels, and has cut off
their humps. and ripped their haunches, and he is in a
house in the company of some drunkards. (Hearing this)
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) sent for his
mantle and, putting it on him, he proceeded, and I and
Zaid b. Haritha followed him, until he came to the door
(of the house) in which there was Hamza. He (the Holy
Prophet) sought permission which they granted him. and
they were all drunk. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) began to reprimand Hamza for what he had done.
Hamza's eyes were red. He cast a glance at Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) and then looked towards
his knees. and then lifted his eyes and cast a glance at
his waist and then lifted his eyes and saw his face. And
then Hamza said: Are you anything but the slaves of my
father? Alah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) came to
know that he was intoxicated, and he thus turned upon his
heels, and came out, and we also came out along with him.
Anas b. Malik reported: I was the cup-bearer of some
people in the house of Abu Talha on the day when liquor
was forbidden. Their liquor had been prepared from dry
dates or fresh dates when the announcer made the
announcement. He (Abu Talha) said to me: Go out and find
out (what the announcement is). I got out (and found) an
announcer making this announcement: Behold, liquor has
been declared unlawful. He said: The liquor (was spilt
and) flawed in the lanes of Medina. Abu Talha said to me:
Go out and Spill it, and I spilt it. They said or some of
them said: Such and such were killed, such and such were
killed for (the wine) had been in their stomachs. He (the
narrator) said. I do not know whether it is the narration
transmitted by Anas, (or by someone else). Then Allah, the
Exalted and Majestic, revealed:" There shall be no sin
(imputed) unto those who have believed and done good works
for what they may have eaten as long as they fear (Allah)
and believe and do good works" (v. 93).
'Abd al-Aziz b. Suhaib reported: They (some persons)
asked Anas b. Malik, about Fadikh (that is, a wine
prepared from fresh dates), whereupon he said: There was
no liquor with us except this Fadikih of yours. It was
only this Fadikh that I had been serving to Abu Talha and
Abu Ayyub and some persons from amongst the Companions of
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) in our
house. When a person came and said: Has the news reached
you? We said, No. He said: Verily liquor has been declared
forbidden. Thereupon, Abd Talha said: Anas, spill these
large pitchers. He (the narrator) said: They then never
reverted to it, nor even asked about this after the
announcement by that person.
Anas b. Malik reported: I was standing amongst the
uncles of my tribe serving them Fadikh while I was the
youngest of them, when a person came and said: Verily the
use of liqour has been prohibited. They said: Anas, spill
it away. So I spilt it. He (one of the narrators. Sulaiman
Taimi) said that he asked Anas what that was (the Fadikh).
He said: It had been prepared from unripe and ripe dates.
Abu Bakr b. Anas said: It was their liquor in those days.
Sulaiman said: A person narrated it to me from Anas b.
Malik that he had said so.
Anas reported: I was standing amongst the members of my
(tribe) and serving them liquor. The rest of the hadith is
the same, but with this variation that Abu Bakr b. Anas
said: It was their liquor in those days (prepared from
dates), and Anas was present there and he did not deny
this (fact) Mu'tamir reported on the authority of his
father: A person who was with me told me that he had heard
Anas saying that that was their liquor in those days.
Anas b. Malik reported I was serving wine to Abu Talha,
and Abu Dujana. and Mu'adh b. jabal admidst a group of
Ansar when a visitor came to us and said There is a fresh
news; the (verses) concerning the prohibition of liquor
have been revealed. So we spilt it on that day; and it was
a mixture of dry dates and fresh dates. Anas b. Malik
said: Whil Khamr was declared unlawful, the common liquor
of theirs was then a mixture of dry dates and fresh dates.
Anas b. Malik said: I was serving wine to Abu Talha,
Abu Dujana, and Suhail b. Baida' from a waterskin which
contained the mixture of unripe dates and fresh dates. The
rest of the hadith is the same.
Anas b. Malik is reported to have said that Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) had forbidden to mixture
fresh dates and unripe dates and then drinking (the wine
prepared out of it), and that was their common intoxicant
when liquor was prohibited.
Anas b. Malik reported: I was serving drink to Abu 'Ubaida
b. jarrah, Abu Talha and Ubayy b. Ka'b prepared from
unripe dates and fresh dates when a visitor came and he
said: Verily liquor has been prohibited. Thereupon, Abu
Talha said: Anas, stand up and break this pitcher. I stool
up and (took hold) of a pointed stone and struck the
pitcher with its lower part until it broke into pieces.
Anas b. Malik reported: Allah revealed the verse in
which Allah prohibited the use of liquor. In those days no
other liquor was drunk but that prepared from dates.
Chapter 2: IT IS FORBIDDEN TO PREPARE VINEGAR
FROM KHAMR (WINE)
Anas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) was asked about the use of Khamr from which vinegar
is prepared. He said: No (it is prohibited).
Chapter 3: IT IS FORBIDDEN TO USE WINE AS A
MEDICINE
Wa'il al-Hadrami reported that Tariq b. Suwaid a-Ju'fi
asked Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) about
liquor. He forbade (its use) and he expressed hatred that
it should be prepared. He (Tariq) said: I prepare it as a
medicine, whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: It is no
medicine, but an ailment.
Chapter 4: THE WINE WHICH IS PREPARED FROM DATES
AND GRAPES IS ALSO KHAMR
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) as saying: Wine comes from vine and date-palms.
Abu Kuraib has narrated it with a slight variation of
words.
Chapter 5: IT IS NOT APPROVED TO PREPARE NABIDH
BY MIXING DRY DATES AND GRAPES
Jabir b. 'Abdullah al-Ansari reported that Allah's
Messenger (may peace upon him) prohibited the mixing of
grapes and fresh dates, and dry dates and fresh dates.
Jabir b. 'Abdullah al-Ansari reported that Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) prohibited the
(preparation of) Nabidh by mixing together fresh dates and
grapes, and he prohibited the preparation of Nabidh by
mixing the fresh dates and unripe dates together.
Jabir b. Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him) as saying: Do not mix fresh dates and dry
dates, and grapes and fresh dates for preparing Nabidh.
Jabir b. Abdullah al-Ansari reported that Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) Prohibited the
preparation of Nabidh by mixing grapes and fresh dates.
and he forbade the preparation of Nabidh by mixing unripe
dates with fresh dates.
Abu Sa'id reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be
upon him) prohibited that fresh dates and grapes be mixed
together and that fresh dates and unripe dates be mixed
together.
Abu Sa'id reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) prohibited us to mix grapes and dry dates
together and unripe dates and dry dates (to prepare Nabidh.
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) as saying: He who amongst you drinks
Nabidh should drink that (prepared either from) grapes
alone, or from dates alone, or from unripe dates alone
(and not by mixing them with one another).
Isma'il b. Muslim al-'Abadi reported on the authority
of the same chain of transmitters: Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) prohibited us that we should mix dry
dates with unripe dates or (mix) grapes with dry dates
(and prepare Nabidh). He also said: He who amongst you
drinks-the rest of the hadith is the same.
Abu Qatada, on the authority of his father, reported
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) having said
this: Do not prepare Nabidh by mixing nearly ripe dates
and fresh dates together, and do not prepare Nabidh by
mixing grapes and dates together, but prepare Nabidh from
each (one of them) separately.
Abu Qatada reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) as saying: Do not prepare Nabidh by mixing
nearly ripe and fresh dates and do not prepare Nabidh by
mixing together fresh dates and grapes, but prepare Nabidh
out of each (one of them) separately. Yahya stated that he
had met 'Abdullah b. Abu Qatada and he narrated it on the
authority of his father that Allah's Apostle (may peace be
upon him) said this. This hadith has been narrated on the
authority of Yahya b. Abu Kathir through these two chains
of transmitters but with a slight variation of words.
'Abdullah b. Abu Qatada, on the authority of his
father, reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him)
forbidding the preparation of the mixture of ripe dates
and unripe dates, and the mixture of grapes and dates, and
that of nearly ripe dates and fresh dates but the Prophet
said: Prepare the Nabidh from each one of them separately.
Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him) forbade (the preparation of Nabidh) from
grapes and dates, and unripe dates and dry dates (by
mixing them together). He (the Holy Prophet also) said:
Prepare Nabidh from each one of them separately. This
hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira
through another chain of transmitters.
Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be
upon him) forbade the mixing of dates and grapes together,
and mixing of unripe dates and ripe dates together (for
preparing Nabidh), and he wrote to the people of Jurash
(in Yemen) forbidding them to prepare the mixture of dates
and grapes. This hadith has been narrated through another
chain of transmitters with a slight variation of words.
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) as saying: Do not prepare Nabidh in gourd or jar
or in a pitcher besmeared with pitch (known as green
pitcher).
Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be
upon him) forbade (the preparation of Nabidh) in varnished
jar, pitcher besmeared with green pitch and hollow stump.
It was said to Abu Huraira: What that Hantama was? He
said: It is green pitcher (besmeared with pitch).
Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be
upon him) said to the group of Abd al-Qais: I forbid you
(to prepare Nabidh) in gourd. and green pitcher, hollow
stump and varnished jar and the waterskin having its upper
end cut, but (prepare it) in your small waterskin, and tie
its mouth
'Ali reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) forbade to prepare Nabidh in gourd and varnished jar.
This hadith has been narrated through another chain of
transmitters with a slight variation of wording.
Ibrahim reported: I said to Aswad if he had asked the
Mother of the Believers (in which utensils) he (the Holy
Prophet) disapproved the preparation of Nabidh. He (Aswad)
said: Yes. I said: Mother of the Believers, inform me
about the utensils in which) Allah's Apostle forbade to
prepare Nabidh. She (Hadrat 'A'isha) said: He forbade us,
the members of his family, to prepare Nabidh in gourd, or
varnished jar. I said to him: Do you remember green
pitcher, and pitcher? He said: I narrated to you what I
have heard; should I narrate to you which I did not hear?
Thumama b. Hazn Al-Qushairi reported: I met 'A'isha and
asked her (about the utensils in which) Nabidh (may be
prepared). She narrated to me that a group of 'Abd al-Qais
came to Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) and asked:
Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) about Nabidh. He
(the Holy Prophet) forbade them to prepare Nabidh in
varnished jar, hollow stumps and gourd and green pitcher.
'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) forbidding (the preparation of Nabidh) in varnished
jar, green pitcher, gourd, and hollow stump,
Ishaq b. Suwaid reported through the same chain of
transmitters but for the difference that he substituted
the word" gourd" for" waterskin" (meant for preserving
wine).
Ibn 'Abbas reported that there came to Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) a group of people from
the tribe of 'Abd al-Qais. Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) said to them: I forbid you to prepare Nabidh in
gourd, in pitcher besmeared with pitch, in hollow stump
and in waterskin (meant for preserving wine). In the
hadith transmitted on the authority of Hammad the word."
gourd" has been used in place of" waterskin".
Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him) forbade the (preparation of Nabidh) in gourd
in pitcher besmeared with pitch, in varnished jar, and in
hollow stumps.
Ibn Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) forbade, the preparation of Nabidh in gourd, in
varnished jar, hollow stump and from mixing up ripe dates
with nearly ripe dates.
Abu Sa'id Khudri reported that Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) forbade (the preparation) of Nabidh in
gourd, in pitcher besmeared with green pitch, in hollow
stump and in varnished jar.
This hadith has been reported on the authority of
Qatada with the same chain of transmitters that Allah's
Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade (the preparation
of) Nabidh, the rest of the hadith is the same.
Sa'id b. Jubair reported: I bear testimony to the fact
that Ibn 'Umar and Ibn 'Abbas testified to the fact that
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) forbade (the
preparation) of Nabidh in gourd in vessel besmeared with
pitch and hollow stump.
Sa'id b. Jubair reported: I asked Ibn 'Umar about (the
preparation of) Nabidh in a green pitcher (besmeared with
pitch), whereupon he said that Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) forbade the (preparation of) Nabidh in
green pitcher (besmeared with pitch). I then came to Ibn
Abbas and said: Do you hear what Ibn 'Umar has said?
Thereupon he said: What does he say? I said: He stated
that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) has
forbidden the (preparation of) Nabidh in a green pitcher
(besmeared with pitch), whereupon he said: Ibn 'Umar has
told the truth. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
declared unlawful the preparation of Nabidh in a green
pitcher (besmeared with pitch). I said: What is this
thing, the Nabidh of a pitcher (Nabidh prepared in a
pitcher)? Thereupon, he said: Everything that is prepared
in earthen pitcher.
Ibn 'Umar reported: Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) addressed people in one of his expeditions. Ibn
'Umar said: I went forward to him but he went away before
I reached him. I asked (the people present there): What
did he say? They said that he (the Holy Prophet) had
forbidden the preparation of Nabidh in gourd and varnished
jar.
This hadith has been reported on the authority of Ibn
'Umar with different chains of transmitters but they have
not mentioned:" In one of his expeditions" except Malik
and Usama.
Thabit reported: I said to Ibn 'Umar that Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) had forbidden the
preparation of Nabidh in the green pitcher (besmeared with
pitch). He said: This is what they stated. I said: Did
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) forbid this? He
said: They said so.
A person asked Ibn 'Umar if the Apostle of Allah (may
peace be upon him) forbade the preparation of Nabidh in a
green pitcher (besmeared with pitch). He said: Yes. Then
Tawus said: By Allah, I heard it from him.
Ibn 'Umar reported that a person came to him and said:
Did Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbid the
preparation of Nabidh in a green pitcher (besmeared with
pitch and) in varnished jar? He said: Yes.
Ibn 'Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) forbade (the preparation) of Nabidh in a green
pitcher (besmeared with pitch) and in varnished jar.
Ibrahim b. Maisarah reported that he heard Tawus as
saying: I was sitting with Ibn 'Umar when a man came to
him, and said: Did Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) forbid the preparation of Nabidh in a green pitcher
(besmeared with pitch), in varnished jar and in gourd?
Thereupon he said: Yes.
Muharib b. Dithar reported: I heard Ibn 'Umar say:
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) forbade (the
preparation of Nabidh) in a pitcher besmeared with pitch,
in gourd, in varnished jar. He said, I heard it from him
more than once.
Muharib b. Dithar reported a hadith like this on the
authority of Ibn 'Umar through a different chain of
transmitters. He (the narrator) said: I think he also made
a mention of hollow stump.
'Uqba b. Huraith said: I heard Ibn 'Umar saying: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) forbade (the
preparation of Nabidh) in a green pitcher (besmeared with
pitch), in varnished jar, and in gourd, and he said:
Prepare Nabidh in small waterskins.
Jabalah reported: I heard Ibn 'Umar narrating that
Allah's messenger (may peace be upon him) had forbidden
(the preparation of Nabidh) in the pitcher besmeared with
pitch. I said to him: What is Huntama? He said: It is a
pitcher (besmeared with pitch).
Zadhan reported: I said to Ibn 'Umar: Tell me in your
own language and then explain it to me in any language
because your language is different from our language
(about the vessels) in which Allah's Apostle (may peace be
upon him) has forbidden (us) to drink. He said: Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) has forbidden (the
preparation) of Nabidh in Hantama and that is a pitcher
(besmeared with pitch), in gourd and that is pumpkin, in
the varnished jar, in hollow stump and in wooden vessels.
This Naqir is the wood of date-palm from which the vessel
is fashioned out or hollowed out, but he commanded us to
prepare Nabidh in waterskins.
Sa'id b. Musayyib reported: I heard 'Abdullah b 'Umar
saying this near the pulpit while pointing towards the
pulpit of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him): A
group of the tribe of 'Abd al-Qais came to Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) and asked him about
(vessels) which might (be used for preparing Nabidh and)
drinking in them. He (the Holy Prophet) forbade them (to
use) gourd, hollow stump, vessel besmeared with pitch. I
said to him: Abu Muhammad, (what about) varnished jar? and
we think he had forgotten to mention the word 'varnished
jar". Thereupon he said: I did not hear it from him on
that day, i. e. from 'Abdullah b. 'Umar, and he hated that
(i. e. preparation of Nabidh in gourd).
It is reported on the authority of Jabir and Ibn Umar
that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) forbade
(the preparation) of Nabidh in hollow stump and varnished
jar and gourd.
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported that Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) forbade (the preparation) of Nabidh in
green pitcher, in varnished jar, in hollow stump, and when
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) did not find
anything to prepare Nabidh in that (i. e. waterskin), it
was prepared for him in a big bowl made of stone.
Jabir reported that Nabidh was prepared for Allan's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) in a waterskin, but if
they did not find waterskin it was prepared in a big bowl
of stone. One of the persons and I had heard from Abu
Zubair that it was Biram (a vessel made of stone).
'Abdullah b. Buraida, on the authority of his father,
reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as
saying: I had forbidden you from the preparation of Nabidh
except in a waterskin. But now you may drink in all
vessels, but do not drink what is intoxicant.
Ibn Buraida, on the authority of his father, reported
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: I had
forbidden you (from the preparation of Nabidh) and
drinking it in certain vessels, (but now you may do so if
you like) for it is not vessels or a vessel that makes a
thing lawful or unlawful. It is every intoxicant that is
unlawful.
Ibn Buraida, on the authority of his father, reported
Allah's Messenger (may Peace be upon him) as saying: I had
forbidden you from the drinking (and preparation of)
Nabidh in the vessels made out of leather, but (now) you
may drink in all vessels, but you do not drink an
intoxicant.
'Abdullah b. 'Amr reported that when Allah's Messenger
(may peace be upon him) forbade (the preparation) of
Nabidh in vessels, they said all the people cannot (afford
to have) them. He (the Holy Prophet) then granted them
permission (to prepare) Nabidh in a green pitcher, but not
in those besmeared with pitch.
Chapter 7: EVERY INTOXICANT IS KHAMR AND EVERY
KHAMR IS FORBIDDEN
'A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) was asked about it, whereupon he said that
everything that causes intoxication is forbidden.
This hadith has been reported on the authority of Zuhri
with this chain of transmitters but in the hadith
transmitted on the authority of Sufyan and Salih (these
words are not found)" she was asked about Bit". (These
words are found in the hadith) transmitted on the
authority of Ma'mar and in the hadith transmitted on the
authority of Salih (only these words are found) that she
(Hadrat 'A'isha) had heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) say: Every intoxicating drink is forbidden.
Abu Musa reported: Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon
him) sent me and Mu'adh b. Jabal to Yemen. I said: Allah's
Messenger, there is prepared in our land a wine out of
barley which is known as Mizr (beer of our times) and a
wine from honey which is known as Bit, (are these also
forbidden? ), whereupon he said: Every intoxicant is
forbidden.
Abu Burda reported on the authority of his grandfather
that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) sent him
and Mu'adh b. Jabal to Yemen and said to them: Give good
tidings to the (people). and make things easy (for them),
teach (them), and do not repel (them) ; and I think he
also said: Cooperate cheerfully with each other. When he
(the Holy Prophet) turned his back, Abu Musa returned to
him and said: Allah's Messenger, they (the people of
Yemen) have a drink which is (made) from honey and which
is prepared by cooking it until it coagulates, and Mizr is
prepared from barley, whereupon Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) said: Every intoxicant that detains you
from prayer is forbidden.
Abu Burda reported on the authority of his father:
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) sent me and
Mu'adh to Yemen saying: Call people (to the path of
righteousness) and give good tidings to the (people), and
do not repel them, make things easy for them and do not
make things difficult. I (Burda) said: Allah's Messenger,
give us a religious verdict about two kinds of drinks
which we prepare in Yemen. One is Bit' which is prepared
from honey; it is a fermented Nabidh and is strong and
turns into wine, and (the second is) Mizr which is
prepared from millet and barley. Thereupon, Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him), who had been gifted
with the most eloquent and pithy expressions, said: I
forbid you from every intoxicant that keeps you away from
prayer.
Jabir reported that a person came from Jaishan, a town
of Yemen, and he asked Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon
him) about the wine which was drunk in their land and
which was prepared from millet and was called Mizr.
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) asked whether
that was intoxicating. He said: Yes. Thereupon Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Every intoxicant
is forbidden. Verily Allah the Exalted and Majestic, made
a covenant to those who drank intoxicants to make their
drink Tinat al-Khabal. They said: Allah's Messenger, what
is Tinat a]-Khabal? He said: It is the sweat of the
denizens of Hell or the discharge of the denizens of Hell.
Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: Every intoxicant is Khamr and every
intoxicant is forbidden. He who drinks wine in this world
and dies while he is addicted to it, not having repented,
will not be given a drink in the Hereafter.
Ibn 'Umar, through another chain of transmitters;
reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) having
said this: Every intoxicant is Khamr and every intoxicant
is forbidden.
Nafi' reported Ibn 'Umar as saying: I do not know this
but from Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) who said:
Every intoxicant is Khamr and every Khamr is forbidden.
Ibn 'Umar said: He who drank wine in the world and did
not repent would be deprived of it (the pure drink) in the
Hereafter. It was said to Malik: Is this hadith Marfu'? He
said: Yes.
Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: He who drank wine in this world will not
be provided with pure drink in the Hereafter, except in
case he repents.
Ibn 'Abbas reported that Nabidh was prepared for
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) in the beginning
of the night and he would drink it in the morning and the
following night and the following day and the night after
that up to the afternoon. If anything was left out of that
he gave it to his servant, or gave orders for it to be
poured out.
Ibn 'Abbas reported that Nabidh was prepared for
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) in the
waterskin, Shu'ba said: It was the night of Monday. He
drank it on Monday and on Tuesday up to the afternoon, and
If anything was left out of it he gave it to his servant
or poured it out.
Ibn Abbas reported that raisins were steeped in water
for the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and he
would drink it on that day and on the next day and on the
following day until the evening of the third day. He would
then order it to be drunk by (other people) or to be
thrown away.
Ibn Abbas reported that Nabidh was prepared from
raisins for Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) in
the waterskin and he would drink it on that day and on the
next day and the day following and when It was the evening
of the third day, and he would drink it and give it to
(his Companions) and if something was left over, he threw
that away.
Yahya Abu 'Umar al-Nakhai reported that some people
asked Ibn Abbas about the sale and purchase of wine and
its commerce. He asked (them): Are you Muslims? They said,
Yes. Thereupon he said: Its sale and purchase and its
trade are not permissible. They then asked him about
Nabidh and he said: Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) went out on a journey and then came back and some
persons amongst his Companions prepared Nabidh for him in
green pitcher, hollow stump and gourd. He commanded it to
be thrown away, and it was done accordingly. He then
ordered them (to prepare it.) in a waterskin and it was
prepared in that by steeping raisins in water, and it was
prepared in the night. In the morning he drank out of that
and on that day and then the next night, and then on the
next day until the evening. He drank and gave others to
drink. When it was morning (of the third night) he
commanded what was left of that to be thrown away.
Thumama (i. e. Ibn Hazn al-Qushairi) reported: I met
'A'isha and asked her about Nabidh (that was served to the
Holy Prophet). 'A'isha called an Abyssinian maid (servant)
and said: Ask her (about it) for it was he, who prepared
the Nabidh for the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him). The Abyssinian (maid-servant) said: I prepared
Nabidh for him in a waterskin in the night and tied its
mouth and then suspended it; and when it was morning he
(the Holy Prophet) drank from it.
'A'isha reported: We prepared Nabidh for Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) in a waterskin, the
upper part of which was tied and it (the waterskin) had a
hole (in its lower part). We prepared the Nabidh in the
morning and he drank it in the evening and we prepared the
Nabidh in the night, and he would drink it in the morning.
Sahl b. Sa'd reported that Abu Usaid al-Sa'idi invited
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) to his wedding
feast, and his wife had been serving them on that day
while yet a bride. Sahl said ' Do you know what she served
as a drink to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)?
She steeped the dates in water during the night in a big
bowl, and when he (the Holy Prophet) had eaten food she
served him this drink.
Sahl reported that Abu Usaid al-Sa'idi came to Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) ; the rest of the hadith
is the same, but he did not mention this: when he had
eaten (the food) she gave him this to drink".
Sahl b. Sa'd reported (this hadith through another
chain of transmitters) and he said (these words):" In a
big bowl of stone, and when Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him) had taken the food, she drenched the dates
and served (this) especially to him."
Sahl b. Sa'd reported: An Arab woman was mentioned
before Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him). He
commanded Abu Usaid to send a message to her and he
(accordingly) sent a message to her. She came and stayed
in the fortresses of Banu Sa'idah. Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) went out until he came to her while she
was (at that time) sitting with her head downcast. When
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) talked to her,
she said: I seek refuge with Allah from you. Thereupon he
said: I (have decided to) keep you away from me. They (the
people near her) said: Do you know who he is? She said:
No. They said: He is the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him). He came to you in order to give you the
proposal of marriage. She said: Then I am the most
unfortunate woman because of this (i. e. my defiance).
Sahl said: Allah's. Messenger (may peace be upon him) then
set forth on that day until he sat in the Saqifa of Banu
Sa'idah along with his Companions. He then said to Sahl:
Serve us drink. He (Sahl) said: I brought out for them
this bowl (containing drink) and served them this. Abu
Hazim said: Sahl brought out this cup for us and we also
drank from that. Then 'Umar b. 'Abd al-'Aziz asked him to
give that (cup) as a gift to him and he gave (it to) him
as a gift. In the narration of Abu Bakr b. Ishaq (the
words) are:" Sahl, serve us drink."
Abu Bakr Siddiq reported: As we went along with Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) from Mecca to Medina, we
passed by a shepherd and Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) was feeling thirsty. He (Abu Bakr Siddiq) said:
I milked for him a small quantity of milk (from his goat)
and brought it to him (the Holy Prophet), and he drank it
and I was very happy.
Al-Bara' reported: When Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) went forth from Mecca to Medina, Suraqa b. Malik
b. Ju'shum pursued him. Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) invoked curse upon him, and his horse sank (in
the desert). He (Suraqa) said: (Allah's Messenger), invoke
blessings for me and I will do no harm to you. He (the
Holy Prophet) then supplicated Allah. (At that time) he
(the Holy Prophet) felt thirsty, and they happened to pass
by a shepherd. Abu Bakr Siddiq said: I took hold of a bowl
and milked some milk into it for Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) and gave it to him. He drank it and I
was pleased.
Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him) was presented two cups at Bait al-Maqdis on
the night of Heavenly Journey, one containing wine and the
other containing milk. He looked at both of them, and be
took the one containing milk, whereupon Gabriel (peace be
upon him) said: Praise is due to Allah Who guided you to
the true nature; had you taken the one containing wine,
Your Umma would have gone astray.
This hadith is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira
through another chain of transmitters, but he did not
mention Aelia (Capitolina. i. e. Bait al-Maqdis).
Chapter 10: COMMAND PERTAINING TO THE COVERING OF
VESSELS, AND TIGHTENING (THE MOUTHS) OF WATERSKINS, ETC.
Abu Humaid Sa'idi reported: I came to Allah's Messenger
(may peace be upon him) with a cup of milk from Naqi'
which had no cover over it, whereupon he said: Why did you
not cover it? - even if you had covered it only with a
stick. Abu Humaid said that he had been ordered that
waterskins be tied during the night, and the doors be
closed during the night.
Abu Humaid Sa'idi reported through another chain of
transmitters that he brought to Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) a cup containing milk, but there is no
mention of the word" in the night
Jabir b 'Abdullah reported: We were with Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) and lie asked for water.
A person said: Allah's Messenger, may we not give you
Nabidh to drink? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes (you
may). He (the narrator) said: Then that person went out
speedily and brought a cup containing Nabidh, whereupon
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Why did
you not cover it? - even if it is with a wood. He said
that then he drank it.
Jabir reported that a person who was known as Abu
Humaid brought for him (the Holy Prophet) a cup of milk
from al-Naqi'. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
said to him: Why did you not cover it even with a wood
across it?
Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: Cover vessels, waterskins, close the doors
and extinguish the lamps, for the Satan does not loosen
the waterskin, does not open the door and does not uncover
the vessels. And if one amongst you fails to find
(something) to cover it well, he should cover it by
placing (a piece of) wood across it. Qutaiba did not
mention the closing of the doors in the hadith transmitted
by him.
This hadith is reported on the authority of Jabir but
with a slight change of wording, and he did not mention
the words:" Putting a stick across the vessel."
Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: Shut the doors; the rest of the hadith is
the same but with a slight variation of wording: Cover the
utensils, and further said: It (the mouse) may set fire to
the clothes of the residents of the house.
This hadith has been reported on the authority of Jabir
through another chain of transmitters but with a slight
variation of words:" The mouse may set the house on fire
over its inhabitants."
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) having said: When the wings of the
night (spread) or it is night, restrain your children
(from going out), for the Satan is abroad at that time,
and when a part of the night is passed, free them and shut
the doors. making mention of God's name, for the Satan
does not open a closed door; and tighten the (mouths of
waterskins and mention the name of Allah, cover your
utensils and mention the name of Allah even though you
should just put something on them, and extinguish your
lamps.
Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: Do not let your animals and children go
out when the sun sets until the first and the darkest part
of the night is over, for the Satan is let loose with the
sinking of the sun until the darkest part of the night is
over.
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) as saying: Cover the vessels and tie
the waterskin, for there is a night in a year when
pestilence descends, and it does not pass an uncovered
vessel or an untied waterskin but some of that pestilence
descending into it.
This hadith is reported on the authority of Laith b.
Sa'd with the same chain of transmitters, but with a
slight variation in wording (and that is that) he (the
Holy Prophet) said: There is a day in a year when descends
the pestilence; at the end of the hadith Laith said that
the non Arabs save themselves from it in Kanun Awwal (this
is the month of December).
Salim, on the authority of his father, reported Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) having said: Do not
leave the fire burning in your houses when you go to
sleep.
Abu Musa reported that a house was burnt down in Medina
during the night over its inhabitants. When their matter
was reported to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him),
he said; This fire is an enemy of yours. So when you go to
sleep, extinguish it.
Chapter 11: ETIQUETTE RELATING TO EATING AND
DRINKING
Hudhaifa reported: When we attended a dinner along with
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) we did not
lay our hands on the food until Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) had laid his hand and commenced eating
(the food). Once we went with him to a dinner when a girl
came rushingly as it someone had been pursuing her. She
was about to lay her hand on the food, when Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) caught her hand. Then a
desert Arab came there (rushingly) as if someone had been
pursuing him. He (the Holy Prophet) caught his hand; and
then Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Satan
considers that food lawful on which Allah's name is not
mentioned. He had brought this girl so that the food might
be made lawful for him and I caught her hand. And he had
brought a desert Arab so that (the food) might be lawful
for him. So I caught his hand. By Him, in Whose hand is my
life, it was (Satan's) hand that was in my hand along with
her hand.
Hudhaifa b. al-Yaman reported: When we were invited to
a dinner with Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) ;
the rest of hadith is the same but there is a slight
variation of wording (and the variation is) that in that
hadith the desert Arab precedes the arrival of that girl,
and at the conclusion there is an addition (to this
effect):" He (the Holy Prophet) then mentioned the name of
Allah and ate." This hadith is reported on the authority
of A'mash with the same chain of transmitters but with a
slight variation of wording.
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) as saying: When a person enters his
house and mentions the name of Allah at the time of
entering it and while eating the food, Satan says
(addressing himself: You have no place to spend the night
and no evening meal; but when he enters without mentioning
the name of Allah, the Satan says: You have found a place
to spend the night, and when he does not mention the name
of Allah while eating food, he (the Satan) says: You have
found a place to spend the night and evening meal. This
hadith has been narrated on the authority of Jabir b.
Abdullah through the same chain of transmitters but with a
slight variation of wording.
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) having said: Do not eat with your left
hand, for the Satan eats with his left hand.
Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: When any one of you intends to eat (meal),
he should eat with his right hand. and when he (intends)
to drink he should drink with his right hand, for the
Satan eats with his left hand and drinks with his left
hand.
Salim, on the authority of his father, reported Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: None of you
should eat with his left hand and drink with that (left
hand), for the Satan eats with left hand and drinks with
that (hand). Nafi' has made this addition in that:" Do not
take up anything with that (left hand) and do not give
anything with that" ; and in the narration transmitted on
the authority of Abu Tahir there is a slight variation of
wording.
Salama b. Akwa' reported on the authority of his father
that a person ate in the presence of Allah's Messenger
(may peace be upon him) with his left hand, whereupon he
said: Eat with your right hand. He said: I cannot do that,
whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: May you not be able
to do that. It was vanity that prevented him from doing
it, and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his
mouth.
'Umar b. Abu Salama reported: I was under the care of
Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him), and as my hand
used to roam about in the dish he said to me: Boy, mention
the name of Allah, and eat with your right hand and eat
from what is near to you.
Umar b. Abu Salama reported: I (had the opportunity)
one day to dine with Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him), and I picked up flesh from around the dish.
Thereupon Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said:
Eat from that which is near to you.
Abu Sa'id (Khudri) reported that Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) forbade from turning the waterskins
upside down and drinking from its mouth.
Abu Sa'id Khudri reported that Allah's, Messenger (may
peace he upon him) forbade from turning the waterskins
upside down and drinking from their mouths.
This hadith has been reported from Zuhri with the same
chain of transmitters, but he also said that Ikhtinath
means that its head (i. e., of the waterskin) be turned
upside down and then (water) be drank from that.
Chapter 12: DISAPPROVAL OF DRINKING WATER WHILE
STANDING
Anas reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon
him) forbade that a person should drink while standing.
Qatada reported: We said to him: What about eating?
Thereupon he (Anas) said: That is even worse and more
detestable (abominable).
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) as saying: None of you should drink while
standing; and if anyone forgets, he must vomit.
Chapter 13: PERMISSIBILITY OF DRINKING ZAMZAM
(WATER) WHILE STANDING
Ibn 'Abbas reported: I served (water from) Zamzam to
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him), and he drank
while standing, and he asked for it while he was near the
House (i. e. House of Allah-Ka'ba).
Anas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) breathed three times (outside the vessel) in the
course of a drink and said: It is more thirst- quenching,
healthier and more wholesome. Anas said: So I also breathe
three times in the course of a drink.
Anas b. Malik reported that there was brought to
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) a cup of milk
mixed with water, while there was on his right a desert
Arab and on his left Abu Bakr. He (the Holy Prophet)
drank; he then gave it to the desert Arab and said: (Give
to one) who is on the right, then again who is on the
right.
Anas reported: The Apostle of Allah (may peace he upon
him) came to Medina when I was ten years old and he died
when I was twenty years old. My mother exhorted me to
serve him. He (the Holy Prophet) came to our house, and we
ruined a flabby goat for him and mixed it (the milk) with
water from the well of the house. Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) drank that. Umar and Abu Bakr on his
left side said to him: Allah's Messenger, give it to Abu
Bakr, but he (the Holy Prophet) gave it to the desert Arab
who was on his right. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) said: He who is on the right, then he who is on the
right.
Anas b. Malik reported: Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) came to our house and he asked for a drink. We
milked a goat for him and then mixed it (the milk) with
the water of this well of mine. I gave it to Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) and he drank it, while
Abu Bakr was on his left and 'Umar was in front of him,
and a desert Arab was on his right. When Allah's Messenger
(may peace be upon him) had finished the drink, Umar said:
Allah's Messenger, here is Abu Bakr, give him to drink;
but Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) gave it to
the desert Arab and he left out Abu Bakr and Umar. And
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Those on
the right, those on the right, those on the right (deserve
preference). Anas said: This is the Sunnah, this is the
Sunnah, this is the Sunnah.
Sahl b. Sa'd Sa'idi reported that Allah's Messenger
(may peace be upon him) was given a drink, and he drank
from that, and there was on his right side a boy. and on
his left some old men. He said to the boy: Do you permit
me to give it to them (the old men), but that boy said: by
God. I will not give preference at your hand over me in my
share. He (the narrator) said that Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) then gave it in his hand.
This hadith is reported on the authority of Sahl b.
Sa'd with a slight variation of wording.
Chapter 16: THE MERIT OF LICKING THE FINGERS
AFTER TAKING FOOD AND WIPING THE DISH (WITH FINGERS) AND
EATING OF THE FALLEN MOUTHFUL AFTER REMOVING THE DIRT
STICKING TO IT
Ibn 'Abbas reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him.) as saying: When any one of you eats food he
should not wipe his hand until he has licked it himself or
has given it to someone else to lick.
Ibn 'Abbas reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) as saying: When any one of you eats food he
should not wipe his hand until he has licked it or got it
licked by (someone else).
Ibn Ka'b b. Malik reported on the authority of his
father that he saw Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) licking his three fingers (after having finished the
food). Ibn Hatim made no mention of" three". This hadith
is also narrated through another chain of transmitters.
Ibn Ka'b b. Malik reported on the authority of his
father that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
used to eat (food) with three fingers and he licked his
hand before wiping it (with towel).
'Abdullah b. Ka'b reported that his father Ka'b
narrated to him that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) used to eat with three fingers and when he had
finished (eating), he licked them.
Jabir reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) commanded the licking of fingers and the dish,
saying: You do not know in what portion the blessing
lies."
Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: When any one of you drops a mouthful he
should pick it up and remove any of the filth on it, and
then eat it, and should not leave it for the Satan, and
should not wipe his hand with towel until he has licked
his fingers, for he does not know in what portion of the
food the blessing lies.
Jabir reported: I heard Allah's Apostle (may peace be
upon him) as saying: The Satan is present with any one of
you in everything he does; he is present even when he eats
food; so if any one of you drops a mouthful he should
remove away anything filthy on it and eat it and not leave
for the devil; and when he finishes (food) he should lick
his fingers, for he does not know in what portion of his
food the blessing lies.
This hadith is reported on the authority of A'mash with
the same chain of transmitters but with a slight variation
of words but no mention is made of the first part of the
hadith, i. e. the Satan is present with any one of you.
Anas reported that when Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) ate food he licked his three fingers, and he
said: When any one of you drops a mouthful he should
remove anything filthy from it and then eat it, and should
not leave it for the Satan. He also commanded us that we
should wipe the dish saying: You do not know in what
portion of your food the blessing lies.
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) as saying: When any one of you cats food he
should lick his fingers, for hen does not know in what
part of the food sticking to his fingers the blessing
lies. This hadith has been reported on the authority of
Hammad with the same chain of transmitters, but with a
slight variation of wording.
Chapter 17: WHAT SHOULD THE GUEST DO IF AN
UNINVITED PERSON ACCOMPANIES HIM AND THE MERIT OF INVITING
THAT PERSON TO FEAST
Abu Mas'ud Ansari reported that a person from the Ansar
who was called Abu Shu'aib had a slave who was a butcher
(by profession). He (Abu Mas'ud) saw Allah's Messenger
(may peace be upon him) and found signs of hunger on his
face. He said to the servant: 0 ye, prepare for us food
sufficient for five persons, for I intend to invite
Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) who would be the
fifth amongst the five. He (the narrator) reported that he
then prepared the food and came to Allah's Apostle (may
peace be upon him) and invited all the five (including
him) who was the fifth amongst them to the feast. A man
followed him and when Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon
him) reached the door, he said: This man has followed us;
if you like you may permit him (to join the meal) and if
you like he can go back. Thereupon the person said:
Allah's Messenger, I permit him.
Anas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) had a neighbour who was Persian (by descent), and he
was expert in the preparation of soup. He prepared (soup)
for Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and then
came to him to invite him (to that feast). He (Allah's
Messenger) said: Here is 'A'isha also (and you should also
invite her to the food). He said: No. Thereupon Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) also said: No (then I
cannot join the feast). He returned inviting him, and
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: She is
also there (i. e. 'A'isha should also be invited). He
said: No. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) also said: No (and declined his offer). He returned
again to invite him and Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) again said: She is also there. He (the host)
said:" Yes" for the third time. Then he accepted his
invitation, and both of them set out until they came to
his house.
Chapter 18: PERMISSIBILITY OF A PERSON'S TAKING
ANYONE ALONG WITH HIM WHERE THE HOST IS VERY INTIMATE WITH
THE GUEST
Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him) went out (of his house) one day or one night,
and there he found Abu Bakr and 'Umar also. He said: What
has brought you out of your houses at this hour? They
said: Allah's Messenger, it is hunger. Thereupon he said:
By Him in Whose Hand is my life, what has brought you out
has brought me out too; get up. They got up along with
him. and (all of them) came to the house of an Ansari, but
he was not at home. When his wife saw him she said: Most
welcome, and Allah's Messenger (may peace be Upon him)
said to her: Where is so and so? She said: He has gone to
get some fresh water for us. When the Ansari came and he
saw Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and his two
Companions, he said: Praise be to Allah, no one has more
honourable guests today than I (have). He then went out
and brought them a bunch of ripe dates, dry dates and
fresh dates, and said: Eat some of them. He then took hold
of his long knife (for slaughtering a goat or a sheep).
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said to him:
Beware of killing a milch animal. He slaughtered a sheep
for them and after they had eaten of it and of the bunch
and drank, and when they had taken their fill and had been
fully satisfied with the drink, Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) said to Abu Bakr and Umar: By Him in
Whose Hand is my life, you will certainly be questioned
about this bounty on the Day of judgment. Hunger brought
you out of your house, then you did not return until this
bounty came to you.
Abu Huraira reported: One day while Abu Bakr was
sitting and there was with him Umar also there came to
them Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and he
said: What makes you stay here? They said: It is hunger
that has brought us out from our houses. By Him Who has
stint you with Truth; the rest of the hadith is the same.
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: When the ditch was dug, I
saw Allah's Messenger (may peace he upon him) feeling very
hungry. I came to my wife and said to her: Is there
anything with you? I have seen Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) feeling extremely hungry. She brought
out a bag of provisions which contained a sa', of barley.
We had also with us a lamb. I slaughtered it. She ground
the flour. She finished (this work) along with me. I cut
it into pieces and put it in the earthen pot and then
returned to Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) (for
inviting him). She said: Do not humiliate me in the
presence of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and
those who are with him. When I came to him I whispered to
him saying: Allah's Messenger, we have slaughtered a lamb
for you and she has ground a sa' of barley which we had
with us. So you come along with a group of people with
you. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
said loudly: O people of the ditch, Jabir has arranged a
feast for you, so (come along). Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) said: Do not remove your earthen pot
from the hearth and do not bake the bread from the kneaded
flour until I come. So I came and Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) came and he was ahead of the people;
and I came to my wife and she said (to me): You will be
humbled. I said: I did what you had asked me to do. She
(his wife) said: I brought out the kneaded flour and
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) put some saliva
of his in that and blessed It. He then put saliva in the
earthen pot and blessed it and then said. Call another
baker who can bake with you. and bring out the soup from
it, but do not remove it from the hearth, and the guests
were one thousand. (Jabir said): I take an oath by Allah
that all of them ate (the food to their fill) until they
left it and went away and our earthen pot was brimming
over as before, and so was the case with our flour, or as
Dahhak (another narrator) said: It (the flour) was in the
same condition and loaves had been prepared from that.
Anas b. Malik reported that Abu Talha said to Umm
Sulaim: I felt some feebleness in the voice of Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) and perceived that it
was due to hunger; so have you anything with you? She
said: Yes. She brought out barley loaves, then took out a
head-covering of hers, in a part of which she wrapped
those loaves and then put them beneath my mantle and
covered me with a part of it. She then sent me to Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him). I set forth and found
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) sitting in the
mosque in the company of some persons. I stood near them,
whereupon Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said:
Has Abu Talha sent you? I said, Yes. He said: Is it for a
feast? I said. Yes. Thereupon Allah's messenger (may peace
be upon him) said to'those who were with him to get up He
went forth and so I did before them, until I came to Abu
Talha and informed him. Abu Talba said: Umm Sulaim, here
comes Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) along with
people and we do not have enough (food) to feed them. She
said: Allah and His Messenger know best. Abu Talha went
out (to receive him) Until he met Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) and Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon
him) came forward along with him until they both (Allah's
Messenger, along with Abu Talha) came in. Then Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Umm Sulaim. bring
forth that which you have with you. She brought the bread.
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) commanded that
the bread be broken into small pieces, and when Umm Sulaim
had squeezed a small waterskin and put seasoning on it,
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) recited
something regarding it what Allah wished him to say. He
then said: Allow ten (guests to come in and have their
meals). He permitted them; they ate until they had their
fill. They then went out. He (the Holy Prophet) again
said: Permit ten (more) and he (the host gave permission
to them. They ate until they had enough. Then they went
out. he again said: Permit ten (more) until all the people
had eaten to their fill, and they were seventy or eighty
persons.
Anas b. Malik reported: Abu Talha sent me to Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) in order to invite him
(for meal). She had prepared a meal. So I came and found
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) along with some
people. He looked at me, and I felt shy and said: Accept
the invitation of Abu Talha. He (the Holy Prophet) asked
the people to get up. Thereupon Abu Talha said: Allah's
Messenger, I have prepared something for you. Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) touched (the food) and
invoked blessings upon it, and then said: Let ten persons
from my Companions enter (the house). He then said: Eat,
and (in the meanwhile) brought out something from between
his fingers for them. They then began to eat until they
had their fill and then went out. He then asked ten more
men (to have the meal) and they ate to their fill, and the
ten persons went on getting in (and eating the food) and
then getting out until none was left amongst them who had
not got in and eaten to his fill. He then collected (the
remaining part of the food) and it (the quantity of the
food) was the same (as it had been prior to the serving of
guests).
Anas b Malik reported: Abu Talha sent me to Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) ; the rest of the hadith
is the same, but 'there is a slight variation of wording
that he said at the end (The Holy Prophet) took what was
left (of the food) and collected it and then invoked
blessings upon it and it returned to its original state.
He (the Holy Prophet) then said Take this.
Anas b. Malik reported: Abu Talha ordered Umm Sulaim to
prepare a meal specially for Allah's Apostle (may peace be
upon him). He then sent me to him (to the Holy Prophet) ;
the rest of the hadith is the same (but there is a slight
variation of wording):" Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) placed his hand and mentioned the name of Allah
upon that, and then said: Admit ten men. He (Abu Talha)
admitted them and they got in. He (the Holy Prophet) said:
Eat while mentioning the name of Allah upon it (the meal).
They ate until eighty persons had taken the food. Then
Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) had his meal and
so the members of the household, and still they left some
food."
Anas b. Malik reported this incident pertaining to the
feast given by Abu Talha to Allah's Apostle (may peace be
upon him) with the addition of these words:" Abu Talha
stood at the door (to welcome the honourable guest) until
Allah's Messenger (may peacec be upon him) came there, He
(Abu Talha) said to him: Allah's Messenger, the thing (we
intend to offer you as a meal) is small in quantity.
Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Bring that, for
Allah will soon bless it (and increase it).
Anas b. Malik reported this hadith (with a slight
variation of wording) Then AlIah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) ate and the people of his house also ate. but
(still) there was left a surplus, which they sent to their
neighbours.
Anas b. Malik reported: Abu Talha saw Allah's Messenger
(may peace be upon him) lying down upon his belly in the
mosque. He came to Umm Sulaim and said: I saw Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) lying down upon the
belly in the mosque, and I think he is hungry. The rest of
the hadith is the same (but with the addition of these
words) that Allah's messenger (may peace be upon him) ate
(the food) and so did Abu Talha, Umm Sulaim and Anas b.
Malik, but there was left some. thing which we presented
to our neighbours.
Anas b. Malik reported: I visited Allah's Messenger
(may peace be upon him) one day and found him sitting in
the company of his Companions and talking to them, and he
had tied his belly with a bandage. Usama said: I am in
doubt whether there was stone on that (his belly) or not.
I asked some of his Companions why Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) had bandaged his belly. They said: (He
has done that to relieve) his hunger. I went to Abu Talha,
the husband of Umm Sulaim, the daughter of Milhan, and
said to him: Father, I saw Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) having bandaged his belly. I asked some of his
Companions (the reason of it) and they said that it was
due to hunger. Abu Talha came to mv mother and said: Is
there anything? She said: Yes, I have some pieces of bread
with me and some dates. If Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) comes to us alone we can feed him to his fill,
but if someone comes along with him this would be
insufficient for them. The rest of the hadith is the same.
Anas b. Malik reported this hadith pertaining to the
entertainment of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
by Abu Talha through another chain of transmitters.
Chapter 19: PERMISSIBILITY OF EATING SOUP AND
MERIT OF EATING PUMPKIN
Anas b. Malik reported: A tailor invited Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) to a meal which he had
prepared. Anas b. Malik said: I went along with Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) to that feast. He
presented to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
barley bread and soup containing pumpkin, and sliced
pieces of meat. Anas said: I saw Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) going after the pumpkin round the dish,
so I have always liked the pumpkin since that day.
Anas b. Malik reported that a person invited Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) to a meal. I also went
along with him. He brought soup containing pumpkin.
Allah's 'messenger (may peace be upon him) ate that
pumpkin with relish. He (Anas) said: When I saw that I
began to place it before him, and did not eat it (myself).
Anas said: It was since then that pumpkin was always my
favourite (food).
Anas b. Malik rdported that a tailor invited Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) to a feast. There has
been an addition to this that Thabit said: I heard Anas
saying that any meal that was prepared for me after that I
tried that it should contain pumpkin.
Chapter 20: DESIRABILITY OF EXTRACTING STONES
FROM THE DATES AND OF THE GUEST'S INVOKING BLESSING FOR THE
HOST
'Abdullah b. Busr reported: AUah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him) came to my father and we brought to him a
meal and a preparation from dates, cheese and butter. He
ate out of that. He was then given dates which he ate but
he placed their stones between his fingers, and he joined
his forefinger and middle finger. Shu'ba reported: I think
that this hadith God's willing also contains (these
words): Putting of date stones between two fingers. Then a
drink was brought for him and he drank it, and then gave
it to one who was on his right side. He (the narrator)
said: My father took hold of the rein of his riding animal
and requested him to supplicate for us. Thereupon he said:
O Allah. bless them in what Thou hast provided them as a
sustenance; and forgive them and have mercy upon them.
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of
Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters and they did
not doubt about keeping the dates between his fingers (as
is expressed in the previous hadith).
Anas reported that there were brought to Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) dates. He distributed
them in the state that he had been sitting upright (in an
easy posture) and he had also been eating them a (bit)
quickly.
Chapter 23: IT IS FORBIDDEN TO EAT TWO DATES OR
TWO MORSELS SIMULTANEOUSLY
Jabala b. Suhaim reported: Ibn Zubair used to provide
us with dates during the time that the people were hard
pressed because of famine (Once) as we were busy in eating
there happened to appear before us Ibn 'Umar. He said:
Don't eat two dates together, for Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) forbade eating them together but only
after seeking permission from his brother (partner).
Shu'ba said: I do not think these words pertaining to
seeking permission but from the words of Ibn 'Urnar.
This hadith has been reported on the authority of
Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters but these words
of his (are not found):" The people were hard pressed
because of the famine during those days."
Jabala b. Suhaim reported: I heard Ibn 'Umar as saying
that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) forbade
anyone taking two dates together without seeking the
consent of his companions.
Chapter 24: IT IS PERMISSIBLE TO STORE DATES AND
CORN FOR THE SUSTENANCE OF ONE'S CHILDREN
'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: 'A'isha a family which has no dates (in
their house) its members will be hungry; (or) 'A'isha the
family which has no dates its members may be hungry. He
said this twice or thrice.
Amir b. Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas, on the authority of his
father, reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
having said: He who ate seven dates (of the land situated)
between these two lava plains in the morning, no poison
will harm him until it is evening.
'Amir b. Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas reported Allah's Messenger
(may peace be upon him) as saying: He who ate seven 'ajwa'
dates in the morning, poison and magic will not harm him
on that day.
'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: The 'ajwa' dates of 'Aliya' contain
heating effects and these are antidote in the early
morning.
Chapter 26: EXCELLENCE OF TRUFFLES AND THEIR USE
AS A MEDICINE FOR THE EYES
Sa'id b. Zaid b. 'Amr b. Nufail reported: I heard
Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as saying:
Truffles are a kind of 'Manna' and their juice is a
medicine for the eyes.
Sa'id b. Zaid reported: I heard Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) as saying: Truffles are a kind of
blessing and their juice is a medicine for the eyes.
Shu'ba said: When Hakam narrated this hadith to me, I did
not deem it as a Munkar hadith because of the narration of
Abd al-Malik.
Sa'id b. Zaid b. 'Amr b. Nufail reported Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Truffles are
a kind of 'Manna' which Allah the Glorious and Exalted,
sent down upon the people of Israil, and its juice is a
medicine for the eyes.
Sa'id b. Zaid reported Allal a Messenger (may peace be
upon him) as saying: Truffles are a kind of 'Manna' which
Allah sent down upon Moses and their juice is a medicine
for the eyes.
Sa'id b. Zaid reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) as saying: Truffles are 'Manna' which Allah, the
Exalted the Majestic, sent to the people of Israil, and
its juice is a medicine for the eyes.
Jabir b. Abdullah reported: We were with the Apostle of
Allah (may peace be upon him) at Marr az-Zahran, and we
were plucking the fruit of the Arak tree, whereupon
Allah's Messenger (may peace he upon him) said: Pluck only
its black ones (for they are the most pleasant). We said:
Allah's Messenger, it seems you shepherded the flock. He
said: Yes. Has there been a prophet who did not shepherd
it (or some words like it)?
This hadith has been reported on the authority of
Sulaiman b. Bilal with the same chain of transmitters and
he is reported to have said:" The best condiment." And he
did not doubt (about this word).
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported that Allah's Apostle (may
peace be upon him) asked his family for condiment. They
(the members of his household) said: We have nothing with
us but vinegar. He asked for it, he began to eat it, and
then said: Vinegar is a good condiment, vinegar is a good
condiment.
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) took hold of my hand one day (and led
me) to his residence. There was presented to him some
pieces of bread, whereupon he said: Is there no condiment?
They (the members of his household) said: No, except some
vinegar. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Vinegar is a good
condiment. Jabir said: I have always loved vinegar since I
heard it trom Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him).
Talha said: I have always loved vinegar since I heard
about it from Jabir.
This hadith is reported on the authority of Jabir b.
'Abdullah that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
took hold of his hand and led him to his residence as
narrated above up to the words:" Vinegar is a good
condiment." But in the hadith transmitted through this
chain of transmitters, there is no mention of the
subsequent part.
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: While I was sitting in my
house there happened to pass by me Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him). He made a gesture to me and I stood up
for him. He took hold of my hand until we came to one of
the apartments of his wives. He entered and then asked me
to get in. So I entered and there was hanging a curtain
beside her. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Is there any food
(with you)? They (the members of the household) said: Yes
And then there were brought three loaves of bread for him
(the Holy Prophet) and placed in the basket of palm
leaves. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) picked
up one loaf and placed that before him, and then picked up
another one and placed it before me. He then picked up the
third one and broke it into two parts, and kept the
one-half before him and the other half before me, and then
said: Is there any condiment? They (the members of the
household) said: There is nothing (in the form of
condiment) but some vinegar only. He said: Bring that, for
vinegar is a good condiment.
Chapter 29: PERMISSIBILITY OF EATING GARLIC, BUT
AVOIDING IT WHEN ONE INTENDS TO TALK TO EMINENT PERSONS
Abd Ayydb Ansari reported that when food was brought to
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) he ate out of
that, and sent the remaining part to me, and one day he
sent to me the left-over; (I found that he) had not taken
from it at all for it included garlic. I asked him whether
that was forbidden, whereupon he said: No, but I do not
like it because of its odour. He (Abu Ayyub Ansiri) said:
Then I also do not like what you do not like.
Aflah, the freed slave of Abu Ayyub Ansiri, reported:
Allah's Messnger (may peace be upon him) had alighted in
his house (viz. of Abu Ayyub Ansari at the time of his
emigration to Medina) and he occupied the lower storey,
whereas Abu Ayyub Ansari lived in the upper storey. One
night, Abu Ayyub Ansari got up and said (to himself): (How
unfortunate it is) that we walk above the head of Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him), so they went aside and
spent the night in a nook and then told Allah's Apostle
(may peace be upon him) about it whereupon Allah's Apostle
(may peace be upon him) said: The lower storey is more
comfortable (for me). but he (Abu Ayyub Ansari) said: We
(would not live) over the roof under which you live. So
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) shifted to the
upper storey, whereas Abu Ayyub Ansari shifted to the
lower storey; and he (Abu Ayyub Ansari) used to prepare
food for Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) ; and
when it was brought (back) to him he asked (to locate) the
part, where his fingers had touched (the food), and he
followed his fingers on that part where his fingers (those
of the Holy Prophet) had touched it. (One day) he prepared
food which contained garlic, and when it was returned to
him he asked (to locate) the part which the fingers of
Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) had touched. It
was said to him that he had not eaten (the food). He (Abd
Ayyub Ansari) was distressed and went up to him (to the
Holy Prophet) and said: Is it forbidden? But Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: No, (it is not
forbidden), but I do not like it. and he (Abu Ayyub
Ansari) said: I also do not like what you do not like or
which you did not like. He (Abu Ayyub Ansari) said: (The
Holy Prophet did not eat garlic) as Allah's Apostle (may
peace be upon him) was visited (by angels) and brought him
the message of Allah.
Chapter 30: SHOWING HONOUR TO THE GUEST AND THE
MERIT OF MAKING OF SACRIFICE FOR HIM
Abu Huraira reported that a person came to Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) and said: I am hard
pressed by hunger. He sent (message) to one of his wives
(to procure food for him). but she said: By Him Who has
sent you with Truth, thrre is nothing with me (to serve
him) but only water. He (the Holy Prophet) then sent the
(same) message to another, and she gave the same reply,
until all of them gave the same reply: By Him Who has sent
thee with the Truth, there is nothing with me but only
water, whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Allah would
show mercy to him who will entertain this guest tonight. A
person from the Ansar stood up and said: Messenger of
Allah, I (am ready to entertain). He took him to his house
and said to his wife: Is there anything with you (to serve
the gdest)? She said: No, but only a subsistence for our
children. He said: Distract their attention with
something, and when the guest enters extinguish the lamp
and give him the impression that we are eating. So they
sat down. and the guest had his meal. When it was morning
he went to Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) who
said: Allah was well pleased with what you both did for
your guest this night.
Abu Huraira reported that a guest spent the night with
a person from the Ansar who had nothing with him but food
(sufficient) for his own self and his children. He said to
his wife: (Lull) the children to sleep, and put out the
lamp, and serve the guest with what you have with you. It
was on this occasion that this verse was revealed:" Those
who prefer the needy to their own selves in spite of the
fact that they are themselves in pressing need" (Lix. 9).
Abu Huraira reported that a man came to Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) so that he should
entertain him as a guest, but he had nothing with which he
could entertain him. He, therefore, asked if there was any
person who would entertain him (assuring the audience)
that Allah would show mercy to him. A person from the
Ansar who was called Abu Talha stood up and he took him to
his house. The rest of the hadith is the same and mention
is (also) made in that about the revelation of the verse
as narrated by Waki'.
Miqdad reported: I and two of my companions were so
much afflicted by hunger that we had lost our power of
seeing and hearing. We presented ourselves (as guests) to
the Companions of the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon
him), but none amongst them would entertain us. So we came
to Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him), and he took us
to his residence and there were three goats. Allah's
Apostle (may peace be upon him) said: Milk these for us.
So we milked them and every person amongst us drank his
share and we set aside the share of Allah's Apostle (may
peace be upon him). (It was his habit) to come during the
night and greet (the people present there) in a manner
that would not wake up one in sleep but make one who was
awake hear it. He would then go to the mosque and say
prayer, then go to the milk and drink it. Miqdad added:
One night the Satan came to me when I had taken my share,
and he said: Muhammad has gone to the Ansar, who would
offer him hospitality and he would get what is with them,
and he has no need for this draught (of milk). So I took
(that milk) and drank it, and when it had penetrated
deeply in my stomach and I was certain that there was no
way out (but to digest it), the Satan aroused (my sense
of) remorse and said: Woe be to thee! what have you done?
You have taken the drink reserved for Muhammad! When he
would come and he would not find it, he would curse you,
and you would be ruined, and thus there would go (waste)
this world and the Hereafter (for) you. There was a sheet
over me; as I placed (pulled) it upon my feet, my head was
uncovered and as I placed it upon my head, my feet were
uncovered, and I could not sleep, but my two companions
had gone to sleep for they had not done what I had done.
There came Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him), and he
greeted as he used to greet (by saying as-Salamu
'Alaikum). He then came to the mosque and observed prayer
and then came to his drink (milk) and uncovered it, but
did not find anything in it. He raised his head towards
the sky, and I said (to myself) that he (the Holy Prophet)
was going to invoke curse upon me and I would be thus
ruined; but he (the Holy Prophet) said: Allah, feed him
who fed me and give drink to him who provided me drink. I
held tight the sheet upon myself (and when he had
supplicated), I took hold of the knife and went to the
goats (possessed by the Holy Prophet) so that I may
slauhter one for Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
which was the fattest amongst them, and in fact all of
them were milch goats; then I took hold of the vessel
which belonged to the family of Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) in which they used to milk and drink
therefrom, and milked them in that until it swelled up
with foam. I came to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) and he said: Have you taken your share of the milk
during the night? I said: Drink it. and he drank it; he
then handed over (the vessel) to me and I said: Allah's
Messenger, drink it, and he drank it and handed over (the
vessel) to me again, I then perceived that Allah's Apostle
(may peace be upon him) had been satiated and I had got
his blessings. I burst into laughter (so much) so that I
fell upon the ground, whereupon Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) said: Miqdad, it must be one of your
mischiefs. I said: Allah's Messenger, this affair of mind
is like this and this. and I have done so. Thereupon.
Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) said: This is
nothing but a mercy from Allah. Why is it that you did not
give me an opportunity so that we should have awakened our
two friends and they would have got their share (of the
milk)? I said: By Him Who has sent you with Truth. I do
not mind whatever you give (to them), and whatever the
(other) people happen to get, when I had got it along with
you from among the people.
'Abd al-Rahman b. Abu Bakr reported: We were one
hundred and thirty (persons) with Allah's Apostle (may
peace be upon him). Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon
him) said: Does any one of You possess food? There was a
person with (us) who had a sa' of flour or something about
that, and it was kneaded. Then a tall polytheist with
dishevelled hair came driving his flock of sheep.
Thereupon Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) said:
Would you like to sell it (any one of these goats) or
offer it as a gift or a present? He said: No, (I am not
prepared to offer as a gift), but I would sell it. He (the
Holy Prophet) bought a sheep from him, and it was
slaughtered and its meat was prepared, and Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) commanded that its liver
should be roasted. He (the narrator) said: By Allah, none
among one hundred and thirty persons was left whom Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) had not given a part out
of her liver; if anyone was present he gave it to him. but
if he was absent it was set aside for him. And he (the
Holy Prophet) filled two bowls (one with soup and the
other with mutton) and we all ate out of them to our
hearts' content, but (still) some part was (left) in
(those) two bowls, and I placed it on the camel- (or words
to the same effect).
'Abd al-Rabman b. Abu Bakr reported that the people of
Suffa were very poor. Once the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) said (to his Companions): He who
amongst you has food for two persons should take three
(guests with him). and he who has with him food for four
persons should take five or six (guests with him for
entertaining them). It was (in accordance with these
instructions of the Holy Prophet) that Abu Bakr brought
three persons, and the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon
him) brought ten persons (as guests to their respective
houses). Abu Bakr had brought three persons (he himself,
and myself), my father and my mother (along with therm).
He (the narrator) said: I do not know whether he also
said: My wife and one servant who was common between our
house and that of Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr had had his evening
meal with Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him). He
stayed here until night prayer had been offered. He then
came back (to the house of Allah's Apostle) and stayed
there until Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) felt
drowsy and (Abu Bakr) then came (back to his own house)
when (a considerable) part of the night had been over, as
Allah had desired. His wife said to him: What held you
back from your guests? He said: Oh! have you not served
them the evening meal (by this time)? She said: It was in
fact served to them. but they refused to eat until you
came. He ('Abd al-Rahman) said: I slunk away and bid
myself. He (Abu Bakr) said: O, you stupid fellow, and he
reprimanded me, and said to the guests: Eat, though it may
not be pleasant now. He said: By Allah. I will never eat
it He ('Abd al-Rahman) said: By Allah. we did not take a
morsel when from beneath that (there appeared) more until
they had eaten to their fill, and lo! it was more than
what it was before. Abu Bakr saw that and found that it
was so or more than that. He said to his wife: Sister of
Band Firis, what is th-is? She said: By the coolness of my
eyes. it is in excess by three times over the previous
one. Then Abu Bakr ate saying: That was from the Satan
(viz. his vow for not eating the food). He then took a
morsel out of that and then took it (the rest) to the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), and it was
kept there until morning, and during (those days) there
was a covenant between us and some other people, and the
period of covenant was over, and we had appointed twelve
officials with every person amongst them. It is Allah only
Who knows as to how many people were there with each of
them. He sent (this food to them) and all of them ate out
of it.
'Abd al-Rahman b. Abd Bakr reported: There came to our
house some guests. It was a common practice with my father
to (go) and talk to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) during the night. While going he said: 'Abd
al-Rahman, entertain the guests. When it was evening we
served the food to them, but they refused saying: So long
as the owner of the house does not come and join us, we
would not take the meal. I said to them: He ('Abd Bakr) is
a stern person, and if you would not do that (if you do
not take the food). I fear, I may be harmed by him, but
they refused. As he (my father) came, the first thing he
asked was: Have you served the guests? They (the peopleof
the household) said: We have not served them sofar. He
said: Did I not command 'Abd al-Rahman (to do this)? He
('Abd al-Rahman) said: I slunk away and kept myself away
by that time. He again said: O stupid fellow, I ask you on
oath that In case you hear my voice you come to me. I came
and said: By Allah, there is no fault of mine. These are
your guests; you may ask them. I provided them with food
but they refused to eat until you came. He said to them:
Why is it that you did not accept our food? By Allah, I
shall not even take food tonight (as you have not taken).
They said: By Allah, we would not take until you join us.
Thereupon he Abu Bakr) said: I have never seen a more
unfortunate night than this. Woe be to thee! that you do
not accept from us food prepared for you. He again said:
What I did first (that is the taking of vow for not eating
the food) was prompted by the Satan. Bring the food. The
food was brought, and he ate by reciting the name of Allah
and they also ate, and when it was morning he came to
Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) and said: Allah's
Messenger, their oath (that of the guests) came to be
true, but mine was not true, and after that he informed
him of the whole incident. He said: Your oath came to be
the most true and you are the best of them. He (the
narrator) said. I do not know whether he made an atonement
for it.
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) as saying: Food for two persons suffices three
persons and food for three persons suffices four persons.
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: I heard Allah'. s
Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Food for one
person suffices two persons and food for two persons
suffices four persons, and food for four persons suffices
eight persons; and in the tradition transmitted on the
authority of Ishaq there is no mention of the fact that he
heard it directly (from the Holy Prophet).
Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: Food for one (person) sqffices two, and
food for two (persons) suffices four persons and food for
four persons suffices eight persons.
Chapter 32: A BELIEVER RATS IN ONE INTESTINE
WHEREAS A NON-BELIEVER EATS IN SEVEN INTESTINES
Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying that a non-Muslim eats in seven intestines
whereas a Muslim eats in one intestine.
Nafi' reported that Ibn 'Umar saw a poor man. He placed
food before him and he ate much. He (Ibn 'Umar) said: He
should not come to me. for I heard Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) as saying that the non-Muslim eats in
seven intestines.
Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: A believer eats in one intestine, whereas
a non-believer eats in seven intestines.
Abu Musa reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: A believer eats in one intestine, whereas
a non-believer eats in seven intestines.
Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him) invited a non-Muslim. Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) commanded that a goat be milked for
him. It was milked and he drank its milk. Then the second
one was milked and he drank its milk, and then the other
one was milked and he drank its milk. till he drank the
milk of seven goats. On the next morning he embraced
Islam. And Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
commanded that a goat should be milked for him and he
drank its milk and then another was milked but he did not
finish it, whereupon Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) said: A believer drinks In one intestine whereas a
non-believer drinks in seven intestines.
Chapter 33: DON'T FIND FAULT WITH FOOD (SERVED TO
YOU)
Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him) never found fault with food (served to him).
If he liked anything, he ate it and if he did not like it
he left it.
Abu Huraira reported: I never saw Allah's Messenger
(may peace be upon him) finding fault with food (served to
him) ; if he liked it he ate it, and if did not like it he
kept silent.