Hadith #4001 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Juhaifa reported the Prophet as saying, âI do not eat reclining.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #4002 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Qatada quoted Anas as saying that the Prophet never ate at a low table or from a small bowl* and that thin bread was not baked for him. Qatada was asked what they ate off and replied that it was off leather cloths. *This would have indicated pride throngh keeping himself apart, or niggardliness. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #4003 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said he was not aware of the Prophet having seen a thin loaf till he met God, nor did he ever see with his eye a sheep roasted in its skin. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #4004 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Sahl b. Saâd said that Godâs messenger never saw white bread from the time God commissioned him till God took him. He also said that Godâs messenger did not see a sieve from the time God commissioned him till God took him. He was asked how they could eat unsifted barley and replied that they ground it and blew it, and when some of it had flown away they moistened and ate what was left. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #4005 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that the Prophet never expressed disapproval of food; if he desired it he ate it and if he disliked it he left it alone. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4006 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He told that a man who used to eat a great amount accepted Islam and began to eat little. When that was mentioned to the Prophet he said, âThe believer eats in one intestine but the infidel in seven.â* *This is explained as a figure of speech to indicate the greed of the infidel and the lack of greed on the part of the believer. Bukhari transmitted it. Muslim transmitted on the authority of Abu Musa and Ibn âUmar only the part which quotes the Prophet. In another version by him on the auth
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Hadith #4007 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âTwo peopleâs food is enough for three and three peopleâs is enough for four.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4008 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir told of hearing Godâs messenger say, âOne personâs food is enough for two, two personsâ food is enough for four, and four personsâ food is enough for eight.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #4009 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha told that she heard Godâs messenger say, âTalbina* gives rest to an invalidâs heart and removes some of his grief.â *A kind of gruel made of flour or bran and milk, sometimes having honey mixed with it. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4010 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
A tailor invited the Prophet to a meal which he had prepared and I went along with the Prophet. He presented barley bread and soup containing pumpkin and dried sliced meat, and I saw the Prophet going after the pumpkin round the dish, so I have always liked pumpkin since that day. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4011 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmr b. Umayya told that he saw the Prophet cutting slices from a shoulder of mutton in his hand. He was summoned to prayer, and after throwing it and the knife with which he was slicing it away, he stood up and prayed without performing ablution. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4012 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said Godâs messenger liked sweetmeats and honey. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #4013 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir told th at when the Prophet asked his family for condiments and was told that they had only vinegar, he called for it and as he was using it in his food he said, âVinegar is a good condiment; vinegar is a good condiment.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #4014 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Saâid b. Zaid reported the Prophet as saying, âTruffles are a kind of manna, and their juice is a medicine for the eye.â (Bukhari and Muslim.) A version by Muslim has, âa kind of the manna which God most high sent down to Moses.â
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Hadith #4015 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Jaâfar told that he saw Godâs messenger eating fresh dates with cucumber. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4016 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir told that when they were with Godâs messenger at Marr az-Zahran and were plucking the fruit of the arak tree he said, âKeep to its black ones, for they are the most pleasant.â He was asked if he had shepherded sheep and replied, âYes; has there been a prophet who did not shepherd them?â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4017 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas told that he saw the Prophet squatting and eating dates. A version says he was eating some quickly. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #4018 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar said Godâs messenger prohibited anyone taking two dates together before asking permission from his companions. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4019 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha reported the Prophet as saying, âA family which has dates will not be hungry.â A version reports him as saying twice or three times, âA family which has no dates, âAâisha, will be hungry.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #4020 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Saâd told of hearing Godâs messenger say, âHe who has a morning meal of seven âajwa* dates will not suffer harm that day through poison or magic.â *The name of a good quality of Medina dates. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4021 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThe âajwa dates of al-âAliya* contain healing, and they are an antidote first thing in the morning.â *A name applied to some villages a few miles east of Medina. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #4022 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
She said that sometimes a month would come in which they did not kindle a fire, having only dates and water, unless a little meat was brought. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4023 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
She said Muhammadâs family did not have a full meal of wheaten bread on two successive days, but would have dates on one of them. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4024 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
She said that up to the death of Godâs messenger they did not have a full meal of dates and water. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4025 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Do you not have the food and drink you desire? I have seen your Prophet unable to get enough poor dates to fill his belly. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #4026 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Ayyub said that when food was brought to the Prophet he ate some of it and sent him what was left over. One day when he sent him a dish from which he had eaten nothing because it contained garlic, he asked him whether it was unlawful and he replied, âNo; but I dislike it because of its odour;â so he said, âI dislike what you dislike.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #4027 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported the Prophet as saying, âHe who eats garlic or onions must keep away from us.â Or he said, âmust keep away from our mosque,â or, âmust sit in his house.â A pot containing green vegetables was brought to the Prophet, but on noticing that it had an odour he told them to give it to one of his Companions, to whom he said, âEat, for I hold intimate converse with one with whom you do not.â* *The reference is here said to be to angels, or particularly to Gabriel. Cf. Mirqa
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Hadith #4028 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Miqdam b. Maâdikarib reported the Prophet as saying, âIf you measure out your food* you will be blessed in it.â *This is said to refer to such matters as buying and selling, and taking care that suitable portions are given to oneâs children. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #4029 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Umama told that when the Prophetâs cloth* was removed he said, âPraise be to God abundantly and sincerely, of such a nature as is productive of blessing, is not insufficient, abandoned, or ignored, O our Lord.â *The word maâida means a piece of leather or some other material spread on the ground for the food, and it comes to mean the food itself. It is often translated âtableâ, but this is misleading with reference to the early days of Islam. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #4030 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs messenger as saying, âGod most high is pleased when a man eats something and praises Him for it, or drinks something and praises Him for it.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #4031 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
We were with the Prophet when food was presented to him, and I never saw food which had greater blessing when we began to eat, or less when we finished. We asked Godâs messenger how that was, and he replied, âWe mentioned Godâs name when we ate, then one who ate sat down without mentioning Godâs name and the devil ate with him.â It is transmitted in Sharh as-sunna.
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Hadith #4032 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen one of you eats and forgets to mention God over his food he should say, âIn the name of God at the beginning and at the end of itâ.â Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4033 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umayya b. Makhshi told that a man who was eating and had not mentioned Godâs name said when he raised the last morsel to his mouth, âIn the name of God at the beginning and at the end of it.â The Prophet laughed and said, âThe devil kept eating along with him, but when he mentioned Godâs name he vomited what was in his belly.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4034 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid al-Khudri told that when Godâs messenger finished his food he said, âPraise be to God who has given us food and drink and made us Muslims.â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #4035 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThe one who eats and is grateful is like the one who fasts and shows endurance.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, and Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it on the authority of Sinan b. Sanna on his fatherâs authority.
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Hadith #4036 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Ayyub told that when Godâs messenger ate or drank he said, âPraise be to God who has given food and drink, made it easy to swallow, and provided an exit for it.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4037 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Salman said he read in the Torah that the blessing of food consists in ablution after it, and when he mentioned that to the Prophet he said, âThe blessing of food consists in ablution before it and ablution after it.â Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4038 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas told that when food was presented to the Prophet or, his coming out from the privy and he was asked whether they should bring him water for ablution, he replied, âI have been commanded to perform ablution only when I get up for prayer.â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it, and Ibn Majah transmitted it on Abu Hurairaâs authority.
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Hadith #4039 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas told that the Prophet was brought a dish containing tharid* and said, âEat from its sides and not from the middle, for the blessing descends in the middle of it.â *Bread crumbled and mixed with soup which may have pieces of meat in it. Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan sahih tradition. In Abu Dawudâs version he said, âWhen one of you eats he must not eat from the top of the dish, but from the bottom, for the blessing descends from
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Hadith #4040 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr said Godâs messenger was never seen reclining while eating, nor walking with two men at his heels. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4041 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Godâs messenger was brought some bread and meat when he was in the mosque, and he ate and we ate along with him. He then stood up and prayed and we prayed along with him, doing no more than wiping our hands with pebbles. Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #4042 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira told that Godâs messenger was brought some meat, and when the foreleg, which was a part he liked, was offered to him he took a bite of it. Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #4043 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha reported Godâs messenger as saying, âDo not cut meat with a knife, for it is a foreign practice, but bite it, for that is more beneficial and wholesome.â Abu Dawud and Baihaqi, in Shuâab al-iman, transmitted it, both saying it is not strong.
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Hadith #4044 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Godâs messenger came in to visit me accompanied by âAli when we had some ripening dates hung up. He began to eat, and âAli along with him, but Godâs messenger said to âAli, âStop, Ali, for you are convalescing.â I then prepared some beetroot and barley for them and the Prophet said, âTake some of this, âAli, for it will be more beneficial for you.â Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #4045 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said Godâs messenger liked what was at the bottom of the pot.* *Mirqat, iv, 381 has quite a long discussion of the meaning of thufl. It means âdregsâ, or âwhat sinks to the bottomâ. The preference for the meaning in the translation above is said to âbe either because what is in the bottom of the pot is cooked longer and so is better than the rest, or because the Prophet liked others to be served first. It is also suggested that here thufl means tharid. Tirmidhi and Baihaqi, in S
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Hadith #4046 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Nubaisha reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone eats from a dish and licks it, the dish will ask forgiveness for him.â Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a gharib tradition.
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Hadith #4047 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone spends the night with grease on his hand which he has not washed away, he can blame only himself if some trouble comes to him.â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #4048 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas said the food Godâs messenger liked best was tharid made from bread and tharid made from hais. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4049 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Usaid al-Ansari reported Godâs messenger as saying, âEat olive oil and anoint yourselves with it, for it comes from a blessed tree.â Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #4050 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
The Prophet came in to visit me and asked whether I had anything. When I replied that I had nothing but some dry bread and vinegar he said, âProduce it; a house in which there is vinegar is not devoid of condiments.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a hasan gharib tradition.
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Hadith #4051 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Yusuf b. âAbdallah b. Salam said he saw the Prophet take a piece of barley bread and put a date on it. Saying, âThis is the condiment of this,â he ate it. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4052 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When I was ill the Prophet came to visit me, and putting his hand between my nipples so that I felt its coolness on my heart, he said, âYou are suffering from a heart disease. Go to al-Harith b. Kalada who belongs to Thaqif, for he practices medicine, and get him to take seven of the âajwa dates of Medina and pound them together with their stones, then administer them to you.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4053 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said the Prophet used to eat melon with fresh dates. Tirmidhi transmitted it. Abu Dawud added that he used to say, âThe heat of the one is broken by the coolness of the other, and the coolness of the one by the heat of the other.â Tirmidhi said this is a hasan gharib tradition.
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Hadith #4054 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas told that when the Prophet was brought some old dates he began to examine them and remove the worms from them. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4055 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar told that when the Prophet was brought a piece of cheese in Tabuk he called for a knife, and after mentioning Godâs name, he cut it. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4056 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Salman told that when Godâs messenger was questioned about clarified butter, cheese and wild asses he replied, âWhat is lawful is what God has declared lawful in His Book, what is unlawful is what God has declared unlawful in His Book, and what He has said nothing about belongs to the things He ignores.â Ibn Majah and Tirmidhi transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a gharib tradition which, according to the soundest opinion, is mauquf.
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Hadith #4057 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs messenger as saying, âI wish I had a white loaf made from tawny wheat and softened with clarified butter and milk.â A man who was present rose up and getting one brought it. He asked what it had been in, and when he was told it had been in a lizard skin, he told him to take it away. Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Abu Dawud saying this is a tradition which is rejected.
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Hadith #4058 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAli said Godâs messenger forbade eating garlic unless it was cooked. Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4059 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Ziyad told that when he asked âAâisha about onions she replied that the last food Godâs messenger ate was some which contained onions. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4060 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
The two Sulami sons of Busr* told that when Godâs messenger came in to visit them they offered him butter and dates, for he liked butter and dates. *These are said to have been âAbdallah andâAtlya. But each is called Mizini. Ibn Abd al-Barr, Istâiab, p. 67, mentions Busr as-Sulami, saying he is also called al-Mazini. Tahdhib, v, 158 calls âAbdallah al-Mazini al-Qaisi and vii, 223 calls âAtiya al-Mazini al-Hilali. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4061 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
We were brought a platter with a large amount of tharid and slices of boneless meat and I plunged in my hand in all directions, but Godâs messenger ate what was in front of him. He seized my right hand with his left and said, âEat from one place, Ikrash, for it is all one kind of food.â Afterwards we were brought a plate containing various kinds of dates and I began to eat what was.in front of me while Godâs messengerâs hand went round in the plate. He then said, âEat where you wish,
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Hadith #4062 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that when his family were exhausted by fever Godâs messenger ordered some hasaâ* to be prepared and then ordered them to sip some of it; and he used to say, âIt heartens the sad and clears the heart of the invalid as one of you clears dirt away from her face with water.â *A kind of soap made of flour, water and either oil or clarified butter. Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a hasan sahih tradition.
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Hadith #4063 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThe âajwa dates come from paradise and contain a cure for poison; truffles are a kind of manna and their juice is a medicine for the eye.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #4064 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I was a guest one night along with Godâs messenger and he ordered a haunch to be roasted, then took a broad knife and began to cut off slices for me. Bilal then came to tell him the time for prayer had come, and he threw down the knife saying, âWhat is the m atter with him! May his hands be covered with dust!â* My moustache was long, so he said, âI shall clip it for you over a tooth-stick,â or, âClip it over a tooth-stick.â *Taribat yadahu. I have here translated the phrase literal
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Hadith #4065 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When we were at food with the Prophet we did not put in our hands till he had put his in first. Once when we were at food with him a girl came in as though she were being impelled and was about to put her hand in the food when Godâs messenger seized her by the hand. Then a nomadic Arab came in as though he were being impelled and he seized his hand. Godâs messenger then said, âThe devil considers food lawful when Godâs name is not mentioned over it, and he brought this girl th at it migh
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Hadith #4066 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha told that Godâs messenger wanted to buy a young slave, so he threw some dates in front of him, but when the youth ate greedily he said, âVoracious eating is ominous,â and ordered him to be sent back. Baihaqi transmitted it in Shuâab al-iman.
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Hadith #4067 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas b. Malik reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThe lord of your condiment is salt.â* *Probably meaning that salt is necessary to make food palatable, while other condiments are extras. Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #4068 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen food is set down take off your sandals, for it gives more rest to your feet.â
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Hadith #4069 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Asmaâ daughter of Abu Bakr told that when she was brought tharid she ordered it to be covered until the force of its steam had gone, saying she had heard Godâs messenger say it is more effective in producing a blessing. Darimi transmitted the two traditions.
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Hadith #4070 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Nubaisha reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone eats from a dish and licks it, the dish will express to him the wish that God may free him from hell as he has freed it from the devil.â Razin transmitted it.
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Hadith #4071 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âHe who believes in God and the last day should honour his guest; he who believes in God and the last day should not annoy his neighbour ; and he who believes in God and the last day should say what is good, or keep silent.â In a version instead of speaking of the neighbour he said, âHe who believes in God and the last day should join ties of relationship.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4072 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Shuraih al-Kaâbi reported Godâs messenger as saying, âHe who believes in God and the last day should honour his guest. Provisions for the road are what will serve for a day and a night; hospitality extends for three days ; what goes beyond that is sadaqa ; and it is not allowable that a guest should stay till he makes himself an encumbrance.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4073 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUqba b. âAmir told that he said to the Prophet, âYou send us out and we come to people who do not give us hospitality, so what is your opinion?â He replied, âIf you come to people who order for you what is fitting for a guest accept it; but if they do not, take from them what is fitting for them to give to a guest.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4074 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira told that when Godâs messenger went out one day, or night, he met Abu Bakr and âUmar and asked them what had brought them out of their houses at that hour. When they replied that it was hunger he said, âIt is the same with me. By Him in whose hand my soul is, what has brought you out has brought me out. Get up.â They got up and went with him to a man of the Ansar, but he was not at home. When his wife saw him she gave a hearty welcome and Godâs messenger asked her where so
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Hadith #4075 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Miqdam b. Maâdikarib heard the Prophet say, âIf any Muslim is a guest of people and is given nothing, it is the duty of every Muslim to help him to the extent of taking for him from their property and crops the amount of entertainment he should have received.â Darimi and Abu Dawud transmitted it. A version by the latter has, âIf anyone is a guest of people who provide no hospitality for him, he is entitled to take from them the equivalent of the hospitality due him.â
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Hadith #4076 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abul Ahwas al-Jushami quoted his father to the effect that he said, âMessenger of God, tell me, if I come to a man who gives me no entertainment or hospitality and he afterwards comes to me, shall I give him entertainment or treat him as he treated me?â He replied, âNo, give him entertainment.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #4077 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas or someone else told that Godâs messenger asked permission to enter the house of Saâd b. âUbada saying, âPeace and Godâs mercy be upon you,â and Saâd replied, âAnd upon you be peace and Godâs mercy,â but did not speak loud enough for the Prophet to hear. He gave the salutation three times and Saâd responded three times, but did not speak loud enough for him to hear, so the Prophet went away. Saâd went after him and said, âMessenger of God, for whom I would give my
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Hadith #4078 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid reported the Prophet as saying, âThe believer and faith are like a horse with the stake to which it is tethered, which moves round and then returns to its stake, for the believer is negligent and then returns to faith. Feed the pious with your food and confer your kindness on the believers.â Baihaqi, in Shuâab al-iman, and Abu Nuâaim, in al-Hilya, transmitted it.
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Hadith #4079 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Busr told that the Prophet had a dish called al-gharraâ 1 which was carried by four men, and when they had offered the forenoon prayer that dish in which tharid had been prepared was brought and the people gathered round it. When they were numerous Godâs messenger knelt down, and when a nomadic Arab asked what kind of sitting that was, Godâs messenger replied, âGod has made me a kindly servant and not a refractory tyrant.â He then said, âIf you eat from its sides and l
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Hadith #4080 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Wahshi b. Harb, on his fatherâs authority, said his grandfather told of Godâs messengerâs Companions saying, âMessenger of God, we eat but are not satisfied.â He suggested that they ate separately, and when they replied that that was so he said, âIf you gather together at your food and mention Godâs name you will be blessed in it.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4081 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Godâs messenger went out during the night and when he passed me by and called to me I went out to him. He then passed by Abu Bakr, and when he called him he went out to him. He then passed by âUmar and when he called him he went out to him. He then set off and when he had entered a garden belonging to one of the Ansar he asked the owner of the garden to give us some ripening dates to eat. He brought a bunch and laid it down, and when he and his companions had eaten he called for some cold wa
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Hadith #4082 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen the cloth is set down a man must not get up till it is removed, nor must he withdraw his hand even if he has had enough till the people have finished, but if he does he should make his excuse, for that embarrasses his companion and he does not stretch out his hand although he may perhaps require the food.â Ibn Majah and Baihaqi, in Shuâab al-iman, transmitted it.
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Hadith #4083 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jaâfar b. Muhammad told on his fatherâs authority that when Godâs messenger ate along with people he was the last to finish eating. Baihaqi transmitted it in Shuâab al-iman in mursal form.
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Hadith #4084 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
The Prophet was brought some food which he offered to us, and when we said we did not want it he replied, âDo not combine falsehood with hunger.â Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #4085 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUmar b. al-Khattab reported Godâs messenger as saying, âEat together and not separately, for the blessing is associated with the company.â Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #4086 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIt is a part of the sunna that a man should accompany his guest to the door of the house.â Ibn Majah transmitted it, and Baihaqi, in Shuâab al-iman, transmitted it on the authority both of Abu Huraira and of Ibn âAbbas, but said there is a weakness in its isnad.
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Hadith #4087 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported Godâs messenger as saying, âGood comes more quickly to the house in which food is provided than the knife comes to the camelâs hump.â 1 1. This tradition speaks of a hospitable house, the camelâs hump is mentioned because it is the first part of the animal from which meat is cut off, as it is considered the most pleasant part of its meat. Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #4088 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Fujaiâ al-âAmiri told that he came to the Prophet and asked what animals which had died a natural death might be eaten. He asked what they ate, and on receiving the reply niaghtabiq wa-nastabih, which was explained to Abu Nuâaim by âUqba as meaning that they drank a cup in the morning and a cup in the evening, he said, âThat, by my father, is hunger,â and permitted them in such circumstances to eat what had died a natural death. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4089 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Waqid al-Laithi told that a man said, âMessenger of God, we live in a land where we are afflicted by hunger, so when may we eat animals which have died a natural death?â He replied, âAs long as you do not have a morning drink or an evening drink or gather vegetables you may eat them,â meaning that when you do not find a morning drink or an evening drink, or find a vegetable to eat, animals which have died a natural death are allowable to you. Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #4090 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that Godâs messenger used to breathe three times in the course of a drink. (Bukhari and Muslim.) In a version Muslim added that he used to say, âIt is more thirst-quenching, healthier and more wholesome.â
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Hadith #4091 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas said Godâs messenger forbade drinking from the mouth of a water-skin. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4092 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid al-Khudri said Godâs messenger forbade the ikhtibath of water-skins, adding in a version that this means having their heads inverted and then being drunk from. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4093 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said the Prophet forbade that a man should drink standing. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #4094 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âNone of you must drink standing, and if anyone forgets he must vomit.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #4095 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas told that when he brought the Prophet a bucket of Zamzam water he drank it while standing. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4096 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAli prayed the noon prayer, then held a session to attend to the peopleâs needs in the open square of Kufa till the time of the afternoon prayer came. He was then brought water, drank some, washed his face and hands, the transmitter also mentioning his head and his feet, then stood up and drank what was left while standing. He then said, âSome people disapprove of drinking while standing, but the Prophet did as I have done.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #4097 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir told that the Prophet went in to visit a man of the Ansar accompanied by one of his companions. He gave a salutation, and the man, who was watering his garden, responded to it. The Prophet said, âIf you have any water which has remained overnight in an old skin we should like it, otherwise we shall sip some from a streamlet.â He told him he had water which had been in old skins overnight, then went to the trellis and poured some water into a jug to which he added some milk which he dre
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Hadith #4098 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Salama reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone drinks from silver vessels the fire of jahannam will bubble in his belly.â (Bukhari and Muslim.) A version by Muslim has, âHe who eats and drinks from vessels of silver and gold.â
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Hadith #4099 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Hudhaifa told that he heard Godâs messenger say, âDo not wear silk or brocade, do not drink from gold and silver vessels, and do not eat from gold and silver dishes, for others have them in this world, but you will have them in the next.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4100 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas told that a domestic sheep was milked for Godâs messenger and its milk was mixed with water from a well in Anasâs house. Godâs messenger was then given a cup and drank, Abu Bakr being on his left and a nomadic Arab on his right. âUmar asked Godâs messenger to give it to Abu Bakr, but he gave it to the nomadic Arab who was on his right saying, âHe who is on the right, then he who is on his right.â A version has, âThose on the right, then those on their right; go to the right.
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Hadith #4101 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Sahl b. Saâd told that the Prophet was brought a cup from which he drank, and on his right was a youth who was the youngest present, while the old men were on his left. He asked the youth to permit him to give it to the old men, but he replied, âI am not one to give anyone preference in a favour from you, messenger of God.â So he gave it to him. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4102 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
In the time of Godâs messenger we used to eat while walking and drink while standing. Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan sahih gharib tradition.
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Hadith #4103 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmr b. Shuâaib, on his fatherâs authority, said his grandfather told that he saw Godâs messenger drink both standing and sitting. Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #4104 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas said Godâs messenger forbade breathing or blowing into a vessel. Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #4105 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âDo not drink without stopping as a camel does,* but divide your drink into two or three sections; mention Godâs name when you drink and praise Him when you finish.â *This is to avoid blowing into the vessel. Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #4106 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid al-Khudri told that the Prophet forbade blowing into a drink. When a man said he saw specks in the vessel he told him to pour them out, and when he said his thirst was not quenched in one breath he told him to remove the cup from his mouth and take a breath. Tirmidhi and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #4107 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He told that Godâs messenger forbade drinking from a broken place in a cup and blowing into a drink. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4108 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Godâs messenger came in to visit me and drank standing from the mouth of a water-skin which was hung up, whereupon I went and cut off its mouth. Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan gharib sahih tradition.
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Hadith #4109 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Zuhri, on âUrwaâs authority, told that âAâisha said the drink Godâs messenger liked best was cold sweet water. Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying the sound version is what was transmitted by Zuhri from the Prophet in mursal form.
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Hadith #4110 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen one of you eats food he should say, âO God, bless us in it and give us good nourishment from itâ, and when he is given a drink of milk he should say, âO God, bless us in it and prosper us from itâ, for no food or drink satisfies like milk.â Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4111 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said the water from as-Suqya was considered sweetest by the Prophet. It is said it was a well two daysâ journey from Medina. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4112 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported the Prophet as saying, âIf anyone drinks from a vessel of gold or silver, or one containing something of that nature, the fire of jahannam will bubble in his belly.â Daraqutni transmitted it.
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Hadith #4113 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I have given Godâs messenger in this cup of mine all kinds of drink: honey, nabidh, water and milk. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #4114 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
We used to steep dates for Godâs messenger in a skin which was tied at the top and had a mouth. What we steeped in the morning he would drink in the evening, and what we steeped in the evening he would drink in the morning. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #4115 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas told that dates were steeped for Godâs messenger at the beginning of the night and he would drink it in the morning and the night after, the following day and the night after, and the next day up to the afternoon. If anything remained, he gave it to the servant to drink, or gave orders and it was poured out. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #4116 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir said dates were steeped for Godâs messenger in a skin, but when they could not find a skin they were steeped for him in a small stone vessel. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #4117 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar said Godâs messenger forbade the use of pumpkins, green jars, vessels smeared with pitch and hollow stumps, giving command that dates should be steeped in skins. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #4118 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Buraida reported Godâs messenger as saying, âI have forbidden you receptacles, for while a receptacle does not make anything lawful or unlawful, every intoxicant is unlawful.â In a version he said, âI have forbidden you drinks except from skin vessels, but now you may drink from any kind of vessel, but do not drink an intoxicant.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #4119 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Malik al-Ashâari told of hearing Godâs messenger say, âSome of my people will assuredly drink wine calling it by another name.â Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #4120 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Godâs messenger forbade nabidh in green jars, and when I asked whether we might drink it from white ones he replied that we might not. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #4121 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen the darkness of night comes, or in the evening, collect your children, for the devil is abroad at that time, and when an hour of the night has passed let them free and shut the doors, making mention of Godâs name, for the devil does not open a shut door. Tie up you buckets, mentioning Godâs name; cover up your vessels, mentioning Godâs name, even though you should just put something on them, and extinguish your lamps.â (Bukhari and Musl
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Hadith #4122 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He told that when Abu Humaid, one of the Ansar, brought a vessel of milk to the Prophet from an-Naqiâ* the Prophet said, âWhy did you not cover it up, even by putting a piece of wood on it?â *A place in the wadi al-âAqiq where camels which had been given in sadaqa were kept. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4123 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported the Prophet as saying, âDo not leave a fire burning in your houses while you are asleep.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4124 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Musa said that when a house in Medina was burned down during the night over its inhabitants and the Prophet was told, he said, âThis fire is just an enemy to you, so when you go to sleep extinguish it.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4125 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir told of hearing Godâs messenger say, âWhen you hear the barking of dogs and the braying of asses at night seek refuge in God from the accursed devil, for they see what you do not see. Do not go out much when there are few people about, for God who is great and glorious scatters abroad such of His creatures as He wishes at night* Shut the doors, making mention of Godâs name, for the devil does not open a door which has been shut accompanied by mention of Godâs name. Cover up jars, i
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Hadith #4126 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas told that when a mouse came dragging a wick and dropped it in front of Godâs messenger on the mat on which he was sitting with the result th at it burned a hole in it about the size of dirham, he said, âWhen you go to sleep extinguish your lamps, for the devil guides a creature like this to do thus and sets you on fire.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4127 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said the clothing the Prophet liked best wear was a striped cloak. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4128 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Mughira b. Shuâba said the Prophet wore a Byzantine cloak with narrow sleeves. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4129 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Burda said âAâisha brought out to them a patched garment and a coarse lower garment and told them that Godâs messengerâs spirit was taken when he was wearing those. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4130 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said the bedding on which Godâs messenger slept consisted of leather stuffed with palm fibre. (Bukhari and Muslim)
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Hadith #4131 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
She said the pillow on which Godâs messenger reclined was of leather stuffed with palm fibre. â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #4132 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
She told that while they were seated in their house in the noonday heat someone said to Abu Bakr, âHere is Godâs messenger coming shading his head.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #4133 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir told that Godâs messenger said to him, âThere should be bedding for a man, bedding for his wife, and a third for a guest, but a fourth is for the devil.â(It is explainedt that to have more than is necessary suggests fondness for worldly goods, or a desire to make some display. Such practices are blameworthy, and what is blameworthy is connected with the devil). Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #4134 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âOn the day of resurrection God will not look at him who trails his lower garment conceitedly.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4135 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported the Prophet as saying, âIf anyone trails his garment arrogantly, God will not look at him on the day of resurrection.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4136 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhile a man was trailing his lower garment he was swallowed up by the earth, and he will be tossed about in it till the day of resurrection.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #4137 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThe part of the lower garment which goes below the ankles is in hell.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #4138 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir said Godâs messenger forbade that a man should eat with his left hand, or walk with one sandal, or wrap himself completely in a garment, or sit in a single garment with his hands round his knees and uncover his private parts. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #4139 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUmar, Anas, Ibn az-Zubair and Abu Umama reported the Prophet as saying, *âHe who wears silk in this world will not wear it in the next.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4140 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs messenger as saying, âOnly he who has no portion in the next world wears silk in this world.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4141 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Hudhaifa told that Godâs messenger forbade them to eat or drink from a vessel of silver or gold, or to wear or sit upon silk and brocade. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4142 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAli told that Godâs messenger was presented with a striped robe containing silk and sent it to him, but when âAli wore it he saw he was looking angry. He then said, âI did not send it to you to wear, but only to cut it up into veils for the women.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #4143 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUmar said the Prophet forbade wearing silk except to this extent, which was indicated by Godâs messenger raising his middle and forefinger and joining them. (Bukhari and Muslim.) A version by Muslim tells that in an address given by him at al-Jabiya (a town to the east of the Sea of Galilee, north of the Yarmuk battlefield. âUmar went there before the fall of Jerusalem.) he said Godâs messenger forbade wearing silk except to the extent of two, three, or four fingers.
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Hadith #4144 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
This was Godâs messengerâs mantle which was with âAâisha, which I inherited when she died. The Prophet used to wear it, and we washed it for the sick and sought a cure by means of it. (The water in which it was washed would be given to the sick to drink, or the garment itself was placed on them, or given to them to touch or kiss, and so receive a blessing) Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #4145 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas told that Godâs messenger gave licence to az-Zubair and âAbd ar-Rahman b. âAuf to wear silk because of an itch which they had. (Bukhari and Muslim.) In a version by Muslim he said they complained of bugs and he gave them licence to wear silk shirts.
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Hadith #4146 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr b. al-âAs told that when Godâs messenger saw him wearing two garments dyed with saffron he said, âThese are the garments worn by infidels ; do not wear them.â A version says that when he suggested washing them he replied, âNo, burn them.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #4147 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Salama said the clothing Godâs messenger liked best was a shirt. Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4148 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Asmaâ daughter of Yazid said the sleeve of Godâs messengerâs shirt came to the wrist. Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan gharib tradition.
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Hadith #4149 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that when Godâs messenger put on a shirt he began with the right side. Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #4150 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid al-Khudrl told that he heard Godâs messenger say, âThe way for a believer to wear a lower garment is to have it halfway down his legs, and he is guilty of no sin if it comes halfway between that and the ankles, but what comes lower than that is in hell (saying that three times). On the day of resurrection God will not look at him who trails his lower garment conceitedly.â Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #4151 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Salim quoted his father to the effect that the Prophet said, âIf anyone trails arrogantly anything allowed to hang down in a lower garment, a shirt and a turban, God will not look at him on the day of resurrection.â Abu Dawud, Nasaâi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #4152 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Kabsha said the headgear worn by Godâs messengerâs Companions was flat. (It is not clear whether the reference here is to headgear which was low and wide, or to wide sleeves. The former seems to be preferred. Cf. Mirqat, iv, 424.) Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a tradition which is rejected.
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Hadith #4153 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When Godâs messenger mentioned the lower garment Umm Salama asked what a woman should do and he said she should let it down a span. She replied that in that case she would not be completely covered, and he said she might let it down a cubit, but no more. Malik, Abu Dawud, Nasaâi and Ibn Majah transmitted it. In the version of Tirmidhi and Nasaâi on the authority of Ibn âUmar she said their feet would then be uncovered, and he replied that they should let it down a cubit, but no more.
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Hadith #4154 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I came to the Prophet with a company of Muzaina who swore allegiance to him, and as his buttons were open I put my hand inside his shirt and felt the seal. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4155 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Samura reported the Prophet as saying, âWear white clothes, for they are purer and better ; and shroud your dead in them.â Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Nasaâi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #4156 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar told that when Godâs messenger put on a turban he let the end hang between his shoulders. Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a hasan gharib tradition.
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Hadith #4157 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbd ar-Rahman b. âAuf told that Godâs messenger put a turban on him and let the ends hang in front of him and behind him. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4158 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Rukana reported the Prophet as saying, âThe difference between us and the polytheists is that we wear turbans over caps.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a gharib tradition whose isnad is not reliable.
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Hadith #4159 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Musa al-Ashâari reported the Prophet as saying, âGold and silk are permitted to the females among my people but prohibited to the males.â Tirmidhi and Nasaâi transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan sahih tradition.
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Hadith #4160 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid al-Khudri told that when Godâs messenger put on a new garment he mentioned it by name, turban, shirt, or cloak, and would then say, âO God, praise be to Thee ! As Thou hast clothed me with it, I ask Thee for its good and the good of that for which it was made, and I seek refuge in Thee from its evil and the evil of that for which it was made.â Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4161 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Muâadh b. Anas reported Godâs messenger as stating that if anyone eats food and then says, âPraise be to God who has fed me with this food and provided me with it through no might or power on my part,â he will be forgiven his former sins. Tirmidhi transmitted it, and Abu Dawud added that if anyone puts on a garment and says, âPraise be to God who has clothed me with this and provided me with it through no might or power on my part,â he will be forgiven his former and latter sins.
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Hadith #4162 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha told that Godâs messenger said to her, âIf you wish to join me, âAâisha, be satisfied with worldly things to the extent of a riderâs provision, avoid sitting with the rich, and do not consider a garment worn out till you patch it.â Tirmidhi transmitted it saying this is a gharib tradition which he knew only among the traditions of Salih b. Hassan whose traditions are stated by Muhammad b. Ismaâil ( i.e. Bukhari) to be rejected.
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Hadith #4163 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Umama lyas b. Thaâlaba reported Godâs messenger as saying, âListen, listen! Wearing old clothes is a part of faith, wearing old clothes is a part of faith.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4164 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs messenger as saying, âHe who wears grand clothes in this world will be made by God to wear humble clothes on the day of resurrection.â Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #4165 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âHe who copies any people is one of them.â Ahmad and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4166 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Suwaid b. Wahb quoted a son of a Companion of Godâs messenger who said his father reported Godâs messenger as saying, âHe who gives up wearing beautiful garments when he is able to do so (out of humility, as is stated in a version) will be clothed by God with the robe of honour, and he who marries for Godâs sake will be crowned by God with the crown of the kingdom.â Abu Dawud transmitted it, and Tirmidhi transmitted the tradition about the clothing on Suwaidâs authority on the author
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Hadith #4167 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
â Amr b. Shuâaib, on his fatherâs authority, told that his grandfather reported Godâs messenger as saying, âGod likes the mark of His favour to be seen on his servant.â (People whom God has prospered should wear clothes suitable for their station, for the poor may recognise them as people able to give charity. The learned should not conceal their learning, so that others may benefit from it) Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #4168 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir said Godâs messenger came to pay them a visit, and seeing a dishevelled man whose hair was untidy he said, âCould this man not find something to make his hair lie down ?â He saw a man wearing dirty clothes and said, âCould this man not find something to wash his garment with?â Ahmad and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #4169 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I came to Godâs messenger wearing a poor garment and he asked me whether I had any property. When I replied that I had, he asked me what kind it was, and I said, âEvery kind; God has given me camels, cattle, sheep, horses and slaves.â He then said, âWhen God gives you property let the mark of His favour and honour to you be seen.â Ahmad and Nasaâi transmitted it. In Sharh as-sunna it has the wording in al-Masabih.
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Hadith #4170 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr told that when a man wearing two red garments passed the Prophet and gave him a greeting he did not respond to his greeting. Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4171 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âImran b. Husain reported Godâs Prophet as saying, âI do not ride on purple, or wear a garment dyed with saffron, or wear a shirt hemmed with silk.â He also said, âThe perfume used by men should have an odour but no colour, and the perfume used by women should have a colour but no odour.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4172 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
sharpening the ends of the teeth, tattooing, plucking hairs, men sleeping together without an under garment, women sleeping together without an under garment, men putting silk at the bottom of their garments like Persians, or putting silk on their shoulders like Persians, plundering, riding on panther skins, wearing signet-rings, except in the case of one in authority. Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #4173 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAli said Godâs messenger forbade him to wear a gold ring, or a Qassi garment, or to use saddle-cloths. Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasaâi and Ibn Majah transmitted it. In a version by Abu Dawud he said he forbade purple saddle-cloths.
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Hadith #4174 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Muâawjya reported Godâs messenger as saying, âDo not ride on silk stuff or panther skins.â Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #4175 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Baraâ b. âAzib told that the Prophet forbade red saddle-cloths. It is transmitted in Sharh as-sunna.
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Hadith #4176 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When I came to the Prophet he was wearing two green garments, his hair was turning grey, but the grey was dyed red. Tirmidhi transmitted it; In a version by Abu Dawud it says he had hanging locks (These locks would hang down as far as the lobes of the ears) stained with henna.
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Hadith #4177 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas told that when the Prophet was ill he came out leaning on Usama, wearing a striped garment with an end over his left shoulder, and led them in the prayer. It is transmitted in Sharh as-sunna.
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Hadith #4178 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said ; The Prophet wore two coarse striped garments, and when he sat and sweated he felt them heavy. A certain Jew received a consignment of cloth from Syria, so I suggested he should send to him and buy two garments from him to be paid when circumstances were easier. He did so, and when the man replied, âI know what you want; all you want is to go off with my property,â Godâs messenger said, âHe has lied; he knows I am one of the most pious of them and most accustomed to pay
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Hadith #4179 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Godâs messenger saw me wearing a garment dyed with a reddish yellow dye and asked what this was, so as I recognised what he disliked I went away and burned it. He asked me what I had done with my garment, and when I told him I had burned it he said, âWhy did you not give it to one of your family to wear, for there is no harm in it for women ?â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4180 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Hilal b. âAmir quoted his father as saying he saw the Prophet in Mina on a she-mule giving an address, wearing a red cloak, with âAli in front of him repeating what he said. (This was because the crowd was too large for all to hear the Prophet. âAIi was repeating his words for the benefit of those too far away to bear the address) Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4181 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said a black cloak was made for the Prophet and he put it on, but when he sweated in it and noticed the odour of the wool, he threw it away. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4182 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir said ; When I came to the Prophet he was sitting with his hands round his knees wearing a cloak the fringe of which was over his feet. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4183 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When the Prophet was brought some pieces of fine Egyptian linen he gave me one and said, âDivide it into two; cut one of the pieces into a shirt and give the other to your wife for a veil.â Then when he turned away he said, âAnd order your wife to wear a garment below it and not show her figure.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4184 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Salama said the Prophet came to visit her when she was veiled and said, âUse one fold, not two.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4185 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Part of my lower garment was hanging down when I passed by Godâs messenger, so he said, âRaise your lower garment, âAbdallah.â I did so and he told mo to raise it higher. I did so, and as I was still trying to find the best place one of the people asked where it should reach and he replied, âHalfway up the legs.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #4186 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported the Prophet as saying, âOn the day of resurrection God will not look at him who trails his garment arrogantly.â Abu Bakr then said, âMessenger of God, my lower garment hangs down unless I keep paying attention to it,â to which Godâs messenger replied, âYou are not one of those who do it arrogantly.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #4187 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âIkrima told that when he saw Ibn âAbbas putting on a lower garment, letting the hem in front fall on the top of his foot and raising it behind, he asked why he did it that way and he replied that that was how he had seen Godâs messenger do it. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4188 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUbada reported Godâs messenger as saying, âKeep to turbans, for they are the mark of the angels, and let hang down behind your backs.â Baihaqi transmitted it in Shuâab al-iman.
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Hadith #4189 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Aâisha told that when Asmaâ daughter of Abu Bakr came in to visit Godâs messenger wearing thin clothes he turned away from her and said, âWhen a woman is old enough to menstruate, Asmaâ, it is not right that any part of her should be seen but this and this,â pointing to his face and his hands. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4190 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Matar told that âAli bought a garment for three dirhams, and when he put it on he said, âPraise be to God who has provided me with fine clothes with which to adorn myself among men and cover my nakedness.â He then said, âThus did I hear Godâs messenger say.â Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #4191 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Umama told that âUmar b. al-Khattab put on a new garment and said, âPraise be to God who has clothed me with something with which to cover my nakedness and adorn myself in my lifetime.â He then told that he had heard Godâs messenger say that if anyone who puts on a new garment says, âPraise be to God who has clothed me with something with which to cover my nakedness and adorn myself in my lifetime,â then takes the old garment and gives it as sadaqa, he will be in Godâs protecti
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Hadith #4192 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAlqama b. Abu âAlqama quoted his mother as saying that when Hafsa daughter of âAbd ar-Rahman visited âAâisha wearing a thin veil, âAâisha tore it and put a thick veil on her. Malik transmitted it.
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Hadith #4193 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I went in to visit âAâisha, and she was wearing a Qitri (A coarse kind of material. The name is said to be connected with a place, but there is a difference of opinion as to whether it was in Egypt or in the neighbourhood of al-Bahrain) shift which had cost five dirhams. She said, âLift up your eyes to my slavegirl and look at her, for she is too proud to wear it in the house, yet I had a shift of this type in the time of Godâs messenger, and there was not a woman in Medina who was being
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Hadith #4194 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir told that one day Godâs messenger put on a sleeved gown of brocade which had been presented to him, but quickly took it off and sent it to âUmar., When remarks were made about the speed with which he had taken it off he replied, âGabriel forbade it to me.â âUmar then came weeping and said, âMessenger of God, you disliked something and gave it to me. âNow what is the matter with me ?â He replied, âI did not give it to you to wear it, but I gave it to you simply that you mi
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Hadith #4195 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas said it was only a garment wholly made of silk which Godâs messenger forbade, but there was no harm in the ornamented border and the warp. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #4196 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âImran b. Husain came out to us wearing a robe of silk ware with ornamented borders and declared that Godâs messenger had said, âIf God shows favour to anyone, He likes the mark of His favour to be seen on His servant.â Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #4197 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Eat what you like and wear what you like as long as two things miss you : prodigality and pride. Bukhari transmitted it in a chapter heading.
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Hadith #4198 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmr b. Shuâaib, on his fatherâs authority, told that his grandfather reported Godâs messenger as saying, âEat, drink, give sadaqa and wear clothes so long as neither prodigality nor pride is mixed up with it.â Ahmad, Nasaâi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #4199 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abud Dardaâ reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThe best thing in which to visit God in your graves and in your mosques is white.â Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #4200 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
says he put it on his right hand, then threw it away and took one of silver on which he engraved, âMuhammad Godâs messenger,â saying, âNo one must engrave anything in the manner of this signet-ring of mine.â When he wore it he put the stone next the palm of his hand. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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