´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.
Hadith Referenceسنن ترمذي / كتاب الطب عن رسول اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم / 2037
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:حسن انظر ما بعده (2038)
Hadith Takhrij«سنن ابی داود/ الطب 2 (3856) ، سنن ابن ماجہ/الطب 3 (3442) ( تحفة الأشراف : 18362) ، و مسند احمد (6/364) (حسن)»
1؎ : From this hadith it is understood that a sick person should abstain from foods and drinks, taking into consideration his own temperament and condition. Along with this, it is also understood that even after recovering from illness, the patient should continue to exercise caution and avoid consuming harmful things.
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
Narrated Umm al-Mundhar bint Qays al-Ansariyyah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to visit me, accompanied by Ali who was convalescing. We had some ripe dates hung up. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ got up and began to eat from them. Ali also got up to eat, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said repeatedly to Ali: Stop, Ali, for you are convalescing, and Ali stopped. She said: I then prepared some barley and beer-root and brought it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said: Take some of this, Ali, for it will be more beneficial for you. Abu Dawud said: The narrator Harun said: al-Adawiyyah (i. e. Umm al-Mundhar).
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
´It was narrated that Umm Mundhir bint Qais Ansariyyah said:` “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered upon us, and with him was ‘Ali bin Abu Talib, who had recently recovered from an illness. We had bunches of unripe dates hanging up, and the Prophet (ﷺ) was eating from them. ‘Ali reached out to eat some, and the Prophet (ﷺ) said to ‘Ali: ‘Stop, O ‘Ali! You have just recovered from an illness.’ I made some greens and barley for the Prophet (ﷺ), and the Prophet (ﷺ) said to ‘Ali: ‘O ‘Ali, eat some of this, for it is better for you.’”
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ A sick person should exercise caution regarding food intake.
➋ A sick person should eat that which is beneficial for him and avoid that which is harmful in his illness.
➌ 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.
➍ After illness, one should consume easily digestible and nutritious food.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3442