Chapters on Food

“A man burped in the presence ofthe Prophet (ﷺ) and he said: ‘Withhold your burps from us! Forthemost hungry of you on the Day of Resurrection will be those whomostate their fill in this world.’”

“I heardSalman, when he was forced to eat food, say: ‘It is sufficient formethat I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: The people who mosteattheir fill in this world will be the most hungry on the Day ofResurrection.’”

“It is extravagance to eat everything you want.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)enteredthe house and saw a piece of bread that had been thrown (onthefloor). He picked it up, wiped it and ate it, and said: ‘O‘Aishah,show honor to the precious (i.e., food), for is the blessingof fooddeparts from people, it never comes back.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)usedto say: ‘Allahumma inni a’udhu bika minal-ju’, fa innahubi’sad-daji’, wa a’udhu bika minal-khiyanah, fa innahabi’satil-bitanah (OAllah, I seek refuge with You from hunger, forit is a bad companion,and I seek refuge with You from treachery, forit is a bad thing tohide in one’s heart).’”

“Do not leave dinner, even if it is only a handful ofdates,because abandoning it makes one weak.”

“Goodness comes more quickly to a house where there are frequentguests than a knife to camel’s hump.”

“Goodness comes more quickly to a house where food is eaten thanaknife to a camel’s hump.”

“It is the Sunnah for a man to go out with his guest to the doorofthe house.’”

“I made some food and called theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) (to come and eat). He came and saw someimages in the house, so he went back.”

“Why don’t weinvite the Prophet (ﷺ) to eat with us?” So they invited him andhecame. He put his hand on the doorpost of the house and saw a thincurtain in the corner of the house, so he went back. Fatimah said to‘Ali: “Go and catch up with him, and ask him: ‘What made you goback,O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “I do not enter awell-decoratedhouse.”

Bismillah, then he took a morsel and ate it, then a second.Then he said: “I notice some fat in the food but it is not the fatof the meat.” ‘Abdullah said: “O Commander of the Believers! Iwent out to the marketplace looking for some fatty meat (bones withplenty of meat on them) to buy, but it was expensive, so I boughtsome lean meat (bones with not much meat on them) for a Dirham, andadded a Dirham’s worth of ghee. I wanted my family to go through itbone by bone.” ‘Umar said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) neverhad these two things together; he would eat one and give the other incharity.”

“When youmakebroth, add more water and give some to your neighbor.”

“O people, you eat two plants whichIdo not regard as anything but offensive: This garlic and theseonions.At the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), I would see aman, if thesmell (of these vegetables) was found on him, being takenby the handand led out to Baqi’ (graveyard). Whoever must eatthem, let him cookthem to death.”

“I made some food for theProphet(ﷺ) in which there were some vegetables. He did not eat it,and hesaid: ‘I do not like to annoy my companion.’”

“Did Inot forbid you to eat these vegetables? For the angels areoffendedby that which offends people.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saidtohis Companions: ‘Do not eat onions,’ then he said in a low voice:‘Raw.’”

“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)was asked about ghee, cheese and wild donkeys. He said: ‘What islawful is that which Allah has permitted, in His Book and what isunlawful is that which Allah has forbidden in His Book. What Heremained silent about is what is pardoned.’”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) wasgiven a gift of some grapes from Ta’if. He called me and said:‘Takethis bunch of grapes and give it to your mother.’ But I ateit beforeI gave it to her. A few night later he said to me: ‘Whathappened tothe bunch of grapes? Did you give it to your mother?’ Isaid: ‘No, Sohe called me treacherous.’”

”I entered upon the Prophet (ﷺ)and inhis hand was some quince. He said: ‘Take it, O Talhah, for itsoothes the heart.’”