Part B Some Ahadeeth pertaining to Food and Drink
Taken from
Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah
By the
Muhaddith, Shaykh, Allamaa’
Muhammad Nasir uddeen al-Albaani
Translated by
Abbas Abu Yahya
11- 836 – From Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- was brought some milk which blended with water and on his right was a Bedouin and on his left was Abu Bakr, so he drank from it then he gave it to the Bedouin and said:
‘On the right on the right.’
And in another narration: ‘those on the right, those on the right, you should give it from the right hand side.’
No. 1771
12- 837 – From AbdurRahman bin Jubayr who said: a man who used to serve the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- for eight years narrated to him: that he used to hear the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- say, when food was brought close to him:
‘In the name of Allaah (Bismillaah)’ when he would finish he would say: ‘O Allaah! You fed, You gave drink, You satisfied, You guided, You gave life, so for You is praise for what You have given.’
اللهم أطعمت و أسقيت و أقنيت و هديت و أحييت , فلله الحمد على ما أعطيت
(Allaahumma Attamta, wassqayta, wa Aqnayta, wa Haadayta wa Ahayata, Fallak al-Hamd ala ma A’aatayta).
No. 71
13- 839 – From Salmah that the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- who said:
‘A house which has no dates in it, is like a house which has no food in it.’
No. 1776
14- 840 – From Abdullaah bin Umar who said: that the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said:
‘There are three types of people whom Allaah will not look at on the Day of Judgement: the one who disobeys his parents, a woman who copies men in their dress and form, the one who has no concern for his wife. And three who will not enter Paradise: the one who is disobedient to his parents, an alcoholic and the one who reminds you of what he has given you.’
No. 674
15- 847 – From Thaabit, from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- came to Umm Haraam and she brought him some dates and clarified butter but the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said:
‘Return this to its container and the other to its jug, since I am fasting.’
Then he stood and led us in a two Rakah optional prayer and Umm Haraam and Umm Sulaym stood behind us. He made me stand on his right hand side – and according to Thaabit – Anas continued: He led us in an optional prayer on a mat. When he finished his prayer, Umm Sulaym said: I have a specific request, make Dua’ to Allaah for your young servant Anas.
The Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- never left anything of good from the Dunyaa and the Hereafter except that he supplicated it for me, then he -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said:
‘O Allaah increase his wealth and offspring and bless it for him.’
Anas said:
‘My daughter informed me that I had been provided with some ninety odd offspring from my loins. There was not a man from amongst the Ansaar who had more wealth than me, then Anas said: ‘O Thaabit, I do not own any gold or silver except for my ring.’
No. 141
16-854 – From ‘Aeysha who said:
‘The most favorite drink that the Messenger loved was sweet and cold.’
No. 3006
17- 858 – From Abu Ayoob al-Ansaari who said: ‘When the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- used to eat and drink he would say:
الحمد لله الذي أطعم وسقى وسوغه وجعل له مخرجا
‘al-Hamdulillah allathee attama wa saqqa wa sowwaggahu, wa Ja’ala lahu mahkrajjan.’ Praise be to Allaah who has fed us and given us drink, made it easy to swallow and made an exit for it.’
No. 2061
18 – 877 – From Ibn Abbas who said:
‘We used to call it Shibba’ataan (i.e. Zam Zam) we used to find it a blessed aid to fertility.
No. 2685
19 – 881 – From Abu Huraira who said that Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said:
‘If the person who drank while standing knew what was in his stomach, he would vomit it out.’
No. 176/2175
20 – 882 – From Abu Huraira that the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said:
‘You should eat with your right hand and drink with your right hand, take with your right hand and give with your right hand, because Shaytaan eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand and gives with his left hand and takes with his left hand.’
No. 1236