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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الأطعمةChapters on Food
بَابُ : تَفْتِيشِ التَّمْرِChapter: Inspecting dates
Hadith 3333
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ , حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو قُتَيْبَةَ , عَنْ هَمَّامٍ , عَنْ إِسْحَاق بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ , عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ , قَالَ : رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " أُتِيَ بِتَمْرٍ عَتِيقٍ , فَجَعَلَ يُفَتِّشُهُ " .
´It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:` “I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he was brought some old dates; he started to inspect them.”
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Brief Explanation
1؎: That is, they would pick out and eat the good dates from it. In the narration of Abu Dawud, it is further mentioned that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would remove worms and insects from it. In another narration, he forbade sorting the dates, and this is interpreted as applying to the situation when the dates are fresh, for at that time there is no need to sort them.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ A gift should be accepted, even if it appears insignificant.
➋ Even the smallest item of food is a blessing from Allah; therefore, it should be valued.
➌ If a spoiled item can be fixed and used, it should be consumed rather than wasted.
➍ If a part of a fruit is spoiled, instead of throwing it away, the spoiled part should be separated and the good part should be used.
➊ A gift should be accepted, even if it appears insignificant.
➋ Even the smallest item of food is a blessing from Allah; therefore, it should be valued.
➌ If a spoiled item can be fixed and used, it should be consumed rather than wasted.
➍ If a part of a fruit is spoiled, instead of throwing it away, the spoiled part should be separated and the good part should be used.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3333
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Benefit: If the first letter "seen" in "soos" is read with a fatḥah (zabar), then it will be a verbal noun (masdar). By this is meant a date or grain that has been infested by a worm or the like. If the first "seen" is read with a ḍammah (pesh), then it refers to the worm itself or a similar small creature. The meaning is that the date or grain does not become impure (najis) due to being infested by a worm or the like. And as much as possible, it should be cleaned and then used. In this, the humility (tawadu‘) of the Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is also mentioned, that there was no arrogance in him.
Benefit: If the first letter "seen" in "soos" is read with a fatḥah (zabar), then it will be a verbal noun (masdar). By this is meant a date or grain that has been infested by a worm or the like. If the first "seen" is read with a ḍammah (pesh), then it refers to the worm itself or a similar small creature. The meaning is that the date or grain does not become impure (najis) due to being infested by a worm or the like. And as much as possible, it should be cleaned and then used. In this, the humility (tawadu‘) of the Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is also mentioned, that there was no arrogance in him.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3832
