‘With this chain also,’ it is narrated from Umm Mundhir Al-Ansariyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came to us. After that, the narrator reported a hadith similar to the one Yunus bin Muhammad narrated from Fulayh bin Sulayman, except that in it, instead of «أوفق لك», it is stated: «أنفع لك» “It is more beneficial for you.” © Imam Tirmidhi says:
This hadith is good and rare.
حَدَّثَنَا
عَبَّاسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الدُّورِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا
يُونُسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا
فُلَيْحُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ
عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ
يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ أَبِي يَعْقُوبَ، عَنْ
أُمِّ الْمُنْذِرِ، قَالَتْ : دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَعَهُ عَلِيٌّ وَلَنَا دَوَالٍ مُعَلَّقَةٌ ، قَالَتْ : فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْكُلُ ، وَعَلِيٌّ مَعَهُ يَأْكُلُ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِعَلِيٍّ : " مَهْ مَهْ يَا عَلِيُّ ، فَإِنَّكَ نَاقِهٌ " ، قَالَ : فَجَلَسَ عَلِيٌّ وَالنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْكُلُ ، قَالَتْ : فَجَعَلْتُ لَهُمْ سِلْقًا وَشَعِيرًا ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : يَا عَلِيُّ ، " مِنْ هَذَا فَأَصِبْ فَإِنَّهُ أَوْفَقُ لَكَ " ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ ، لَا نَعْرِفُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ حَدِيثِ فُلَيْحٍ ، وَيُرْوَى عَنْ فُلَيْحٍ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ
´Umm Al-Mundhir said:` "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered upon me, while `Ali was with him, and we had a cluster of unripe dates hanging." She said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) began eating, and `Ali ate with him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to `Ali: 'Stop, stop, for you are still recovering.' So `Ali sat and the Prophet (ﷺ) ate." She said: "I made some chard and barley for them, so the Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'O `Ali eat from this, for indeed it will be more suitable for you." Another chain reports a similar narration.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
From this hadith, it is understood that a sick person should abstain from foods and drinks while considering his own temperament and condition. Along with this, it is also understood that even after recovery from illness, the patient should continue to exercise caution and avoid consuming harmful things.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2037
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
A person should avoid those things which he knows to be harmful to him or which can become a cause of illness.
A sick person, in particular, should exercise caution in order to regain health.
And the physician should also point out the necessary precautions to his patient under treatment.
And the patient should act upon them.
2) Sayyidah Salma Umm al-Mundhir (radi Allahu anha) is among those blessed female Companions who had the honor of participating in the Pledge of Ridwan (Bay‘at al-Ridwan).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3856
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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A sick person should exercise caution regarding food intake.
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A sick person should eat that which is beneficial for him and avoid that which is harmful in his illness.
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The meaning of "salq" has been rendered by Muhammad Fuad Abdul Baqi as edible plants, i.e., vegetables, while Allamah Waheed uz-Zaman Khan has translated this word as beetroot.
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After illness, one should consume easily digestible and nutritious food.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3442