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صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الأشربةThe Book of Drinks
باب فَضِيلَةِ الْخَلِّ وَالتَّأَدُّمِ بِهِ:Chapter: The virtue of vinegar and using it as a condiment
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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Explanation & Benefits
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
