صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الأشربةThe Book of Drinks
باب فَضِيلَةِ الْخَلِّ وَالتَّأَدُّمِ بِهِ:Chapter: The virtue of vinegar and using it as a condiment
Hadith 2052
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَي بْنُ يَحْيَي ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ : أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَأَلَ أَهْلَهُ الْأُدُمَ ، فَقَالُوا : مَا عِنْدَنَا إِلَّا خَلٌّ ، فَدَعَا بِهِ فَجَعَلَ يَأْكُلُ بِهِ ، وَيَقُولُ : " نِعْمَ الْأُدُمُ الْخَلُّ نِعْمَ الْأُدُمُ الْخَلُّ " .
Jabir bin 'Abdullah reported that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) 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.
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حَدَّثَنِي يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُلَيَّةَ ، عَنْ الْمُثَنَّى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي طَلْحَةُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، يَقُولُ : أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِيَدِي ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ ، فَأَخْرَجَ إِلَيْهِ فِلَقًا مِنْ خُبْزٍ ، فَقَالَ : " مَا مِنْ أُدُمٍ ؟ " ، فَقَالُوا : لَا إِلَّا شَيْءٌ مِنْ خَلٍّ ، قَالَ : " فَإِنَّ الْخَلَّ نِعْمَ الْأُدُمُ " ، قَالَ جَابِرٌ : فَمَا زِلْتُ أُحِبُّ الْخَلَّ مُنْذُ سَمِعْتُهَا مِنْ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وقَالَ طَلْحَةُ : مَا زِلْتُ أُحِبُّ الْخَلَّ مُنْذُ سَمِعْتُهَا مِنْ جَابِرٍ ،
Jabir bin 'Abdullah reported: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) 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 (ﷺ) . Talha said: I have always loved vinegar since I heard about it from Jabir.
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حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُثَنَّى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ نَافِعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ : أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ فَنِعْمَ الْأُدُمُ الْخَلُّ ، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ مَا بَعْدَهُ .
This hadith is reported on the authority of Jabir bin 'Abdullah that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) 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.
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وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ أَبِي زَيْنَبَ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سُفْيَانَ طَلْحَةُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ جَالِسًا فِي دَارِي فَمَرَّ بِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَأَشَارَ إِلَيَّ فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ ، فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى أَتَى بَعْضَ حُجَرِ نِسَائِهِ ، فَدَخَلَ ثُمَّ أَذِنَ لِي فَدَخَلْتُ الْحِجَابَ عَلَيْهَا ، فَقَالَ : " هَلْ مِنْ غَدَاءٍ ؟ " ، فَقَالُوا : نَعَمْ ، فَأُتِيَ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَقْرِصَةٍ فَوُضِعْنَ عَلَى نَبِيٍّ ، فَأَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قُرْصًا فَوَضَعَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ، وَأَخَذَ قُرْصًا آخَرَ فَوَضَعَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ الثَّالِثَ فَكَسَرَهُ بِاثْنَيْنِ ، فَجَعَلَ نِصْفَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَنِصْفَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : " هَلْ مِنْ أُدُمٍ ؟ " ، قَالُوا : لَا إِلَّا شَيْءٌ مِنْ خَلٍّ ، قَالَ : " هَاتُوهُ فَنِعْمَ الْأُدُمُ هُوَ " .
Jabir bin 'Abdullah reported: While I was sitting in my house there happened to pass by me Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . 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 (ﷺ) 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.
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Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: In that era, it was very easy for the Arabs to obtain vinegar, so it was common. This shows that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) did not practice affectation in food; whatever was available, he would eat, and grape vinegar is, in any case, delicious.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5352
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Filaq:
It is the plural of filqah,
It means a piece,
It is synonymous in weight and meaning with kisrah.
Benefits and Issues:
From this hadith, it is understood that
a person may take another by the hand and lead him home,
or while walking, one may hold another’s hand.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Filaq:
It is the plural of filqah,
It means a piece,
It is synonymous in weight and meaning with kisrah.
Benefits and Issues:
From this hadith, it is understood that
a person may take another by the hand and lead him home,
or while walking, one may hold another’s hand.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5353
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Footnote:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Bani:
A mat made from date palm leaves.
Bani,
With a fatḥa (zabar) on the letter "ba" and a fatḥa (zabar) on the letter "nun",
A tray made from date palm leaves.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Bani:
A mat made from date palm leaves.
Bani,
With a fatḥa (zabar) on the letter "ba" and a fatḥa (zabar) on the letter "nun",
A tray made from date palm leaves.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5355
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
From this hadith, the virtue of vinegar as a condiment is established, because it is easily available to everyone at a low cost.
1:
From this hadith, the virtue of vinegar as a condiment is established, because it is easily available to everyone at a low cost.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1839
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Simplicity in eating and drinking is commendable.
➋ Whatever can be eaten with bread is considered a side dish; it is not necessary that it be something cooked.
➌ Simple food and ordinary side dishes are also blessings from Allah, for which one should be grateful.
➍ Vinegar is also beneficial from a medical perspective; therefore, it should be included in meals.
➊ Simplicity in eating and drinking is commendable.
➋ Whatever can be eaten with bread is considered a side dish; it is not necessary that it be something cooked.
➌ Simple food and ordinary side dishes are also blessings from Allah, for which one should be grateful.
➍ Vinegar is also beneficial from a medical perspective; therefore, it should be included in meals.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3317
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
The term "salan" (curry/condiment) does not refer to any specific thing; rather, anything by which bread becomes moistened or passes easily down the throat—whether it is in the form of broth and liquid, or in a solid form such as meat, egg, etc.—will be called "salan." Vinegar also moistens the bread and, with the help of its flavor, assists in passing it down the throat, and in fact, aids in digestion as well. These are precisely the characteristics of "salan," therefore vinegar is also considered "salan." If someone swears an oath not to use "salan" and then uses vinegar, he will have to offer expiation (kaffarah) for his oath, because his oath has been broken.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3827
