70/1. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5374 — The Prophet’s Family and Simple Living
Eat of the lawful things that We have provided you with..."
وَقَوْلِهِ: {أَنْفِقُوا مِنْ طَيِّبَاتِ مَا كَسَبْتُمْ} وَقَوْلِهِ: {كُلُوا مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَاعْمَلُوا صَالِحًا إِنِّي بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌ}.
Hadith About the Simple Life of the Prophet’s Family
Sahih Bukhari : 5374
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5374
حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ عِيسَى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ مَا شَبِعَ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ طَعَامٍ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ حَتَّى قُبِضَ.
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The family of Muhammad did not eat their fill for three successive days till he died.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5374In-book reference : Book 70, Hadith 2USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 65, Hadith 287
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5374
This Hadith gives a brief but powerful report from Abu Huraira. He said that the family of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم did not eat their fill for three successive days until he died. The Hadith about the Prophet’s simple living points to the plain nature of his household life. It does not give a long story or extra details. It simply shows that fullness and comfort were not constant in his family. This can help a reader understand that the Prophet’s household faced real limits in food. The message should be taken from the text itself: their life was not built on steady luxury or repeated fullness.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم family experienced limited food.
- They did not eat their fill for three successive days.
- The report shows simple living in the Prophet’s household.
- Worldly comfort was not constant in their home.
