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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الأطعمةFoods (Kitab Al-Atimah)
باب فِي التَّمْرِChapter: Regarding dates.
Hadith 3831
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ عُتْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلَالٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، قَالَتْ : قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " بَيْتٌ لَا تَمْرَ فِيهِ جِيَاعٌ أَهْلُهُ " .
Aishah reported the Prophet ﷺ as saying: A family which has no dates will be hungry.
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Brief Explanation
1؎ : This is because at that time dates were the primary food of the Arabs; if a house was devoid of them, it is evident that the inhabitants of the house would have to remain hungry. Al-Tibi says: Perhaps the intent here is to encourage contentment (qana‘ah), meaning that whoever is content with this will not remain hungry. Another opinion is that the purpose is to manifest the virtue of dates. Modern research has made clear the benefits and importance of dates.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Benefit: Allamah Tayyibi says,
That in this statement, the people of those regions where dates are abundant
have been especially encouraged
to make good use of them.
And other Muslims should also benefit from this blessed fruit.
Furthermore, increasing its cultivation is also very profitable from a material perspective.
Benefit: Allamah Tayyibi says,
That in this statement, the people of those regions where dates are abundant
have been especially encouraged
to make good use of them.
And other Muslims should also benefit from this blessed fruit.
Furthermore, increasing its cultivation is also very profitable from a material perspective.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3831
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
This refers to a time when people's primary food was only dates.
It is also possible that the intention here is to highlight the importance of dates.
Even today, in any region or place, if there is a particular item that constitutes the staple food of its people, its significance is emphasized by associating it with them.
In light of the apparent meaning of the hadith, due to the benefits of dates, there should always be a certain quantity of dates kept in the house.
1:
This refers to a time when people's primary food was only dates.
It is also possible that the intention here is to highlight the importance of dates.
Even today, in any region or place, if there is a particular item that constitutes the staple food of its people, its significance is emphasized by associating it with them.
In light of the apparent meaning of the hadith, due to the benefits of dates, there should always be a certain quantity of dates kept in the house.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1815
