Food, Drink & Dietary Laws

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Food

“Abu Hurairah visited his people, meaning, a village” – I (one of the narrators) think he said: “Yuna” – “And they brought him some of the first thin loaves of bread. He wept and said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Food

“We used to go to (visit) Anas bin Malik.” (One of the narrators) Ishaq said: “And his baker was standing there.” (In another narration) Darimi said: “And his table was set. He said one day: ‘(Come and) eat, for the...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Food

“The first we heard of Faludhaj* was when Jibril (as) came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: ‘The world will be opened for your nation and they will conquer the world, until they eat Faludhaj.’ The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘What...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Food

“One day, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘I wish that we had some white bread made of brown wheat, softened with ghee, that we could eat.’ A man from among the Ansar heard that, so he took some (of...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Food

“Umm Sulaim made some bread for the Prophet (ﷺ), and she put a little ghee on it. Then she said: ‘Go to the Prophet (ﷺ) and invite him (to come and eat).’ So I went and told him: ‘My mother...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Food

“By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) never ate his fill of wheat bread for three days in a row, until Allah took his soul.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Food

“The family of Muhammad (ﷺ) never ate their fill of wheat bread for three nights in a row, from the time they came to Al-Madinah until he passed away.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Food

“When the Prophet (ﷺ) passed away, there was nothing in my house that any living soul could eat, except a little bit of barley on a shelf of mine. I ate it for a long time, then I weighed it...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Food

“The family of Muhammad (ﷺ) never ate their fill of barley bread until he was taken (i.e. died).”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Food

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to spend many nights in a row hungry and his family could find no supper, and usually their bread was barley bread.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Food

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wore wool, and his shows were sandals.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Food

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘A human being fills no worse vessel than his stomach. It is sufficient for a human being to eat a few mouthfuls to keep his spine straight. But if he must (fill...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Food

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

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Food

“I heard Salman, when he was forced to eat food, say: ‘It is sufficient for me that I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: The people who most eat their fill in this world will be the most hungry...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Food

“It is extravagance to eat everything you want.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Food

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered the house and saw a piece of bread that had been thrown (on the floor). He picked it up, wiped it and ate it, and said: ‘O ‘Aishah, show honor to the precious (i.e.,...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Food

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say: ‘Allahumma inni a’udhu bika minal-ju’, fa innahu bi’sad- daji’, wa a’udhu bika minal-khiyanah, fa innaha bi’satil-bitanah (O Allah, I seek refuge with You from hunger, for it is a bad companion, and...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Food

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

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Food

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

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Food

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