Abu Dawud Book 21. Food

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Jabir ibn Abdullah : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) came out from the valley of a mountain where he had eased himself. There were some dried dates on a shield before us. We called…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Wahshi ibn Harb : The Companions of the Prophet (PBUH) said: Apostle of Allah (PBUH) we eat but we are not satisfied. He said: Perhaps you eat separately. They replied: Yes. He said: If…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By ‘Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) said: When one of you eats, he should mention Allah’s name; if he forgets to mention Allah’s name at the beginning, he should say: “In…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Umayyah ibn Makhshi : Umayyah was sitting and a man was eating. He did not mention Allah’s name until there remained the last morsel. When he raised it to his mouth, he said: In…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) was never seen reclining while eating, nor walking with two men at his heels.

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : The Prophet (PBUH) said: When one of you eats, he must not eat from the top of the dish, but should eat from the bottom; for the blessing descends from…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Abdullah ibn Busr : The Prophet (PBUH) had a bowl called gharra’. It was carried by four persons. When the sun rose high, and they performed the forenoon prayer, the bowl in which tharid…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Abdullah ibn Umar : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) forbade two kinds of food: to sit at cloth on which wine is drunk, and to eat by a man while lying on his stomach.

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Umar ibn AbuSalamah : The Prophet (PBUH) said: Come near, my son, mention Allah’s name, eat with your right hand and eat from what is next to you.

Chapter : Not known. Narated By ‘Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) said: Do not eat meat with a knife, for it is a foreign practice, but bite it, for it is more beneficial and wholesome.

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Safwan ibn Umayyah : I was eating with the Prophet (PBUH) and snatching the meat from the bone with my hand. He said: bring the bone near your mouth, for it is more beneficial…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Abdullah ibn Mas’ud : The bone dearer to the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) was the bone of sheep.

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Abdullah ibn Mas’ud : The tradition mentioned above (No. 3771) has also been narrated by Ibn Mas’ud with a different chain of narrators. This version has: The Prophet (PBUH) liked the foreleg (of a…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : The food the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) liked best was tharid made from bread and tharid made from Hays.

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Qabisah ibn Halb : A man asked the Apostle of Allah (PBUH): Is there any food from which I should keep myself away? I heard the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) say: Anything which creates…