Sunnah Foods
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Allah (Subhanahu wa ta ala)’s dearest Prophet Muhammad (Salallaho alayhay wa alehe wabarik wa sallam) always ate very less food. He (Salallaho alayhay wa alehe wabarik wa sallam) gave away most of his wealth in charity and therefore had little left for himself. Therefore, he (Salallaho alayhay wa alehe wabarik wa sallam) often had no food to eat due to his generosity. But on different occasion of his life, the like the following sunnah foods .
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
ToggleThariid
Abu Musa Radiallahu Anhu reports that Rasulullah
said:”The merit
of Aayesha over all women is like the merit of Thariid over all other foods .[Sahih Bukhari]
Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) reports that Rasulullah (صلي الله عليه وآله وبارك وسلم) said: “There is barakah in Sehri, in Thariid and barakah in jama’ah (any task done collectively].” [Majma, Vol. 5, Page 6]
Thariid is a dish of meat and gravy with pieces of pita-bread left to soak in it.
Milk
Companion Ibn Abbas (رضي الله عنه) narrated that Rasulullah (صلي الله عليه وآله وبارك وسلم) most preferred drink was milk. [Mantaha as-Sul, Volume 2, Page 116].
Sayyidah Aayesha (رضي الله عنها) narrates that when milk was offered to Rasulullah (صلي الله عليه وآله وبارك وسلم) he (صلي الله عليه وآله وبارك وسلم) would say: ‘Barakah, Barakah’ or he (صلي الله عليه وآله وبارك وسلم) would say: ‘Milk is two blessings combined in one. [Sunan Ibn Majah]
Note: Rasulullah was extremely fond of milk. He would receive milk with delight and ‘barakah, barakah’ thereby expressing its nutritional value. He would also say that it comprises of two barakahs as it quenches and satiates, i.e. despite it being a liquid it suffices for solids too.
Goat’s milk
The author of Kashf al-Astar has written a chapter on this topic and he records a Hadith narrated by Muhammad Ibn al- Hanafiyyah which says that Rasulullah said that the home which has goat’s milk has obtained two blessings for that day. [Kashf al-Astar, Vol. 3. Page 338]
More to come in sha Allah….under construction. Please check “sunnah of eating“.
Bread
Barley-flour
Companion Ibn Abbas (رضي الله عنه) narrated that Rasulullah (صلي الله عليه وآله وبارك وسلم) mostly ate barley bread. [Shama’il Tirimdhi]
Companion Sahl (رضي الله عنه) was once asked how bread was made from barley- flour (as it used to contain a lot of husk]. He replied that the bread was sifted by blowing into it and this would cause the light particles of husk to fly away. [Sahih Bukhari]
Bread with wheat flour
Sayyidah Aayesha (رضي الله سبحانه و تعالي عنها) reports that Rasulullah (صلي الله عليه وآله وبارك وسلم)’s family never ate bread made with wheat-flour consecutively for three nights from the time of his migration to Madinah till the end of his life. [Sahih Bukhari]
More to come in sha Allah….under construction. Please check “sunnah of eating“.
Dates
Dates and water for months
Sayyidah Aayesha (رضي الله سبحانه و تعالي عنها) relates that an entire month would pass without a fire being lit in Rasulullah (صلي الله عليه وآله وبارك وسلم)’s homes [as there was nothing to cook]. She says: ‘We survived on dates and water. [Sahih Bukhari].
Dates of Madhinah
Prophet Ibrahim (عليه السلام) supplicated for barakah for Makkah Mukarramah and Rasulullah (صلي الله عليه وآله وبارك وسلم) supplicated for barakah for the produce of Madinah Munawwarah. Therefore, the dates of Madinah Munawwarah will always be blessed. [Umdat al-Qari, Vol. 21, Page 67]
The Ajwah date
Sayyidah Aayesha Radiallahu Anha relates that Rasulullah loved the ‘Ajwah date most. –Sahih Ibn Hibban
Meat
Superior food is meat
Companion Abu Darda (رضي الله عنه) rarates that Rasulullah (صلي الله عليه وآله وبارك وسلم)
said: “Meat is the most superior dish in this world and in the hereafter.” [Sunan Ibn Majah]
Excessive meat is not desirable
Hafiz Ibn al-Qayyim says that meat should not be consumed on a daily basis as this leads to blood-related illnesses. Eating meat consecutively for forty days hardens the heart. Rasulullah (صلي الله عليه وآله وبارك وسلم) did not eat meat continuously. [Mawahib]
Foreleg [shin] meat of goat or sheep
Companion AIbn Mas’ud (رضي الله عنه) narrates that Rasulullah (صلي الله عليه وآله وبارك وسلم) was fond of the foreleg. [The foreleg of a goat or sheep is implied]. [Shama’il Tirimzi].
Miracle related to foreleg
Companion Abu Ubayd (رضي الله عنه) narrarates that he once cooked meat for Rasulullah (صلي الله عليه وآله وبارك وسلم) and presented the foreleg to him. A while later, Rasulullah (صلي الله عليه وآله وبارك وسلم) called for the second foreleg and he presented it. Rasulullah (صلي الله عليه وآله وبارك وسلم) called for a foreleg for the third time whereupon the companion said that an animal has two forelegs only. Rasulullah (صلي الله عليه وآله وبارك وسلم) informed him that had he complied and looked for another foreleg he would have carried on taking out forelegs for as long as Rasulullah (صلي الله عليه وآله وبارك وسلم) wished. [Shama’il-Tirimzi Page 11]
Note: Rasulullah (صلي الله عليه وآله وبارك وسلم) always ate less but at this moment , it is quite possible that Rasulullah (صلي الله عليه وآله وبارك وسلم) wanted to theshow a lesson to us about the power of the blessings of Allah (Subhanhu wa ta ala)
Poisoned foreleg
Companion Abdullah bin Masud (رضي الله عنه) narrates that Rasulullah (صلي الله عليه وآله وبارك وسلم) loved the foreleg the most and this was the very portion which was poisoned and offered to
him (by a Jewish woman]. [Shama’il Tirimzi]
The shoulder
Companion Amr narrates that Allah (subhanahu wa ta ala)s dearest prophet Muhammad (صلي الله عليه وآله وبارك وسلم) was holding the shoulder portion with his hand whilst cutting pieces from it and eating . [Saheeh Bokhari]
Sunnah method of eating meat
Imam Abu Dawud relates the following from companion Safwan (Radiallahu Anhu) : ‘I was partaking of meals with Rasulullah (Salallaho alayhay wa alehe wabarik wa sallam) and I was breaking off meat from the bone as I ate. Rasulullah (Salallaho alayhay wa alehe wabarik wa sallam) said: ‘Lift the bone to your mouth [instead of breaking off pieces with your hand] as it is more delicious to eat in that manner,’. [Muntaha as-Sul, Vol. 2, Page 138]
Liver
Abu Raafi (Radiallahu Anhu) narrates: ‘I once roasted the liver for Rasulullah (Salallaho alayhay wa alehe wabarik wa sallam). [Sahih Muslim]
A Hadith reported by Imam Dar Qutni states that the liver was the first part of the sacrificial animal which Rasulullah (Salallaho alayhay wa alehe wabarik wa sallam) ate. [Mawahib, Vol 4, Page 332]
Feet
Sayyidah Aayesha (Radiallahu Anha) narrates: ‘We sometimes preserved the feet of a slaughtered animal and Rasulullah (Salallaho alayhay wa alehe wabarik wa sallam)would eat it after fifteen days. [Sunan Ibn Majah]
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A narration in Sahih Bukhari supports the above Hadith as it contains the following, ‘We would eat the feet of the animal fifteen days after Eid’s sacrifice had passed. [Sahih Bukhari]
More to come in sha Allah….under construction. Please check “sunnah of eating“.
Camel meat
Jabir (Radiallahu Anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (Salallaho alayhay wa alehe wabarik wa sallam) instructed them to take a little meat from each of the slaughtered sacrificial camels. This was put into a pot and cooked. The Sahabah ate the meat and drank the gravy. [Sunan Ibn]
Note: During the farewell pilgrimage Sayyiduna Ali (Radiallahu Anhu) brought camels from Yemen and Rasulullah (Salallaho alayhay wa alehe wabarik wa sallam) also had camels.There were a hundred camels in total. Rasulullah(Salallaho alayhay wa alehe wabarik wa sallam) slaughtered 63 and Ali slaughtered the remaining 37. Rasulullah (Salallaho alayhay wa alehe wabarik wa sallam) then took meat from each camel and put it into a pot.
Rasulullah (Salallaho alayhay wa alehe wabarik wa sallam) ate camel meat whilst at home and on journey. [Al- Mawahib al-Ladunniyyah]
Rabbit meat
Companion Anas (Radiallahu Anho) narrates that he once captured a rabbit at a place known as Marr az-Zahraan. He took it to companion Abu Talhah (Radiallahu Anhu) who slaughtered it with a very sharp stone. He roasted it and sent its thigh for Rasulullah (Salallaho alayhay wa alehe wabarik wa sallam) .Rasulullah (Salallaho alayhay wa alehe wabarik wa sallam) accepted it and ate it. [Sahih Bukhari]
White Antelope
Companion Abu Qatadah (Radiallahu Anhu) narrates that they were a few companions travelling to Makkah with Rasulullah(Salallaho alayhay wa alehe wabarik wa sallam) . Everybody
was in the [inviolable] state of Ihram except Abu Qatadah. Suddenly their eyes fell upon an antelope. Abu Qatadah was busy mending his shoes and paid no attention to what was happening. However, his companions wanted to draw his attention to the animal (as he was not in the sate of Ihram]. He finally looked up and saw the animal. He mounted a horse in an instant and forgot to pick up his spear and whip in his haste. He asked them to hand it to him but they swore that they would not aid him in any way.’ He dismounted, took his weapon himself and chased the animal. He succeeded to hunt the animal down and brought it back. It was cooked and they began eating. Some of them doubted if this meat was permissible for them as they were in the state of Ihram. They kept one leg for Rasulullah (Salallaho alayhay wa alehe wabarik wa sallam) and when they met him they enquired if it was permissible for them to eat the meat of a hunted animal whilst they were in Ihram. Rasulullah (Salallaho alayhay wa alehe wabarik wa sallam) asked : ” Is anything left from it?” .They presented the foreleg to Rasulullah (Salallaho alayhay wa alehe wabarik wa sallam) and he (Salallaho alayhay wa alehe wabarik wa sallam) at it . [Sahih Bokhari]
Hubara [Lark-goose – bustard]
Safinah (Radiallahu Anhu) narrated that they ate the meat of a goose/bustard with Rasulullah (Salallaho alayhay wa . [Shama’il, Page 12]
Note: Various interpretations have been given about the nature of this bird. Some scholars have described it as a brownish bird with a long neck and long feet. Its beak is Iso long and it flies very fast. Others say that it is a quail. Some scholars maintain that it is a goose. –[Khasa’il, Page 121]
Mountain goat
Companion Hazim (Radiallahu Anhu narrates that he hunted a mountain goat and presented it as a gift to Rasulullah (Salallaho alayhay wa alehe wabarik wa sallam). Rasulullah Salallaho alayhay wa alehe wabarik wa sallam) accepted the gift and ate it’s meat.’ [Sirat ash-Shami]
More to come in sha Allah….under construction. Please check “sunnah of eating“.