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صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الأشربةThe Book of Drinks
باب فِي ادِّخَارِ التَّمْرِ وَنَحْوِهِ مِنَ الأَقْوَاتِ لِلْعِيَالِ:Chapter: Storing dates and other provisions for one's children
حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدَّارِمِيُّ ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَي بْنُ حَسَّانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلَالٍ ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " لَا يَجُوعُ أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ عِنْدَهُمُ التَّمْرُ " .
'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: A family which has dates will not be hungry.
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Explanation & Benefits
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
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
