Hadith Referenceسنن ترمذي / كتاب السير عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 1565
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:حسن، ابن ماجة (2830)
Hadith Takhrij«سنن ابی داود/ الأطعمة 24 (3784) ، سنن ابن ماجہ/الجہاد 26 (280) ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 11734) ، و مسند احمد (5/226) (حسن)»
Brief Explanation
1؎ : Since the Islamic community (ummah) is connected to the Abrahamic community (millat Ibrahimi), therefore falling into excessive doubt regarding food is to bring oneself closer to that monasticism which is the religion of the Christians; thus, one should protect oneself from this. Imam Tirmidhi has mentioned the food of the polytheists (mushrikeen) in this chapter, whereas there is no mention of the polytheists at all in the hadith. From the hadith, it appears that Imam Tirmidhi has intended by "polytheists" the People of the Book (Ahl al-Kitab).
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation: 1: Since the Islamic community (ummah) is connected to the Abrahamic community (millat Ibrahimi), being excessively doubtful regarding food brings one closer to the monasticism (rahbaniyyah) that is the religion of the Christians (nasara). Therefore, protect yourself from this.
Imam Tirmidhi has mentioned the food of the polytheists (mushrikin) in this chapter, whereas there is no mention of the polytheists at all in the hadith. It appears from the hadith that Imam Tirmidhi has intended by "polytheists" the People of the Book (Ahl al-Kitab).
Note: (In the chain of narration, "Miri bin Qutri" is weak in hadith (lin al-hadith), but by being supported by the previous hadith, this hadith is also hasan li-ghayrihi.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1565