Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, entered the room of Bilal and he found a pile of dates with him. The Prophet said, “What is this, O Bilal?” Bilal said, “They are dates I have stored for you.” The Prophet said, “Woe to you, O Bilal! Are you …
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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 …
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Aisha reported: She said to ‘Urwah, “O my nephew, we used to sight three crescent moons in two months without having any fire to cook in the house of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him.” ‘Urwah said, “How did you live?” Aisha said, “With the two dark things, dates and water, …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: My mother called me one day while the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was seated in our house. She said, “Come here and I will give you.” The Prophet said to her, “What do you want to give him?” She said, “I will give him a date.” …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to her, “O Aisha, set up a barrier from the Hellfire, even with half of a date in charity, for it settles the hungry in place of the full.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 24501 Grade: Hasan (authentic) according to Ibn Hajar عَنْ عَائِشَةَ …
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Let one of you protect his face from the Hellfire, even with half of a date in charity.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 3679 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ibn Hajar عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah will raise up a date or a morsel in charity, just as one of you raises his mare or his young, until it becomes like the mountain of Uhud.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 3317 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut …
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Aisha reported: We in the household of Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, used to live for a whole month without cooking anything over a fire. We would have nothing to eat but dates and water. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2792 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ إِنْ كُنَّا آلَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى …
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Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The parable of the believer who recites the Quran is that of citron, who fragrance and taste are pleasant. The parable of the believer who does not recite the Quran is that of a date-fruit, whose taste is sweet and has no …
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: We would bring for Zakat al-Fitr a portion of food, or a portion of barley, or a portion of dates, or a portion of cheese, or a portion of raisins. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1435, Ṣaḥīḥ 985 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim Al-Tirmidhi said, “This is …
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Abdullah ibn Ja’far reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, eating fresh dates with cucumbers. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2043 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْكُلُ الْقِثَّاءَ بِالرُّطَبِ 2043 صحيح مسلم كتاب الأشربة باب أكل القثاء …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The most excellent pre-fasting meal of the believer is dates.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 1399 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ نِعْمَ سَحُورُ الْمُؤْمِنِ التَّمْرُ 2345 سنن أبي داود كتاب الصوم باب من سمى …
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‘Alqamah reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Do not scatter the Quran as if it were dates falling from a tree, nor recite quickly as if it were poetry. Stop at its verses that amaze you and let it move your hearts. Let not your concern be reaching the end …
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Umar reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, spend the entire day suffering from hunger. The Prophet could not find even the worst dates with which to fill his stomach. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2978 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عن عمر قَالَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ …
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Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If the son of Adam had a valley of date palms, he would wish for another like it, then another and another, until he wished to have many valleys. Nothing will satisfy his belly but the dust of the grave.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad …
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Abu Sa’id al-Khadimi reported: A man said to Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, “Indeed, someone has backbitten you!” Hasan sent a dish of sweet dates to the backbiter and he said, “I heard that you have given me your good deeds as a gift, so I want to repay you for it, …
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Abi Aziz ibn ‘Umayr reported: I was among the prisoners of war on the day of the battle of Badr. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I enjoin you to treat the captives well.” After I accepted Islam, I was among the Ansar and when the time of lunch or …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, the parable of the believer is that of a piece of gold. Its owner blows upon it, yet it never changes or diminishes. By the One in whose hand …
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No charity is due on less than five bundles of dates, nor less than five camels, nor less than five ounces of silver.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1413 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would break his fast before praying with fresh dates. If there were no fresh dates, then with dry dates. If there were no dry dates, then with some sips of water. Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 696 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ …
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