Hadith on Meals: The Prophet ate a portion of dates every day

Aisha reported: The household of Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, never ate two meals in a day but that one of them consisted of dates.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6455

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari

عَنْ ‌عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ مَا أَكَلَ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَكْلَتَيْنِ فِي يَوْمٍ إِلَّا إِحْدَاهُمَا تَمْرٌ

6455 صحيح البخاري كتاب الرقاق باب كيف كان عيش النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وأصحابه وتخليهم من الدنيا

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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