70/22. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5410 — Barley Without White Flour
To blow barley (to remove the husk).
Hadith About Simple Food: Barley in the Prophet’s Time
Sahih Bukhari : 5410
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5410
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو حَازِمٍ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ سَهْلاً هَلْ رَأَيْتُمْ فِي زَمَانِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم النَّقِيَّ قَالَ لاَ. فَقُلْتُ فَهَلْ كُنْتُمْ تَنْخُلُونَ الشَّعِيرَ قَالَ لاَ وَلَكِنْ كُنَّا نَنْفُخُهُ.
Abu Hazim Narrated from:
Narrated Abu Hazim: that he asked Sahl, "Did you use white flour during the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) ?" Sahl replied, "No. Hazim asked, "Did you use to sift barley flour?" He said, "No, but we used to blow off the husk (of the barley).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5410In-book reference : Book 70, Hadith 38USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 65, Hadith 321
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5410
This Hadith about simple food records a question asked to Sahl about life during the time of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. Abu Hazim asked whether they used white flour then, and Sahl answered, “No.” He then asked whether they used to sift barley flour, and Sahl again said they did not. Instead, they would blow off the husk. The report gives a clear picture of plain food and basic preparation. It does not ask us to dislike good food, nor does it add a rule about flour beyond the text. It simply shows that the food available and used in that time was much simpler than many people are used to now. People searching for hadith about barley, white flour in the Prophet’s time, or simple living in Islam can learn how the Companions remembered humble food without complaint or drama.
What we learn from this hadith
- White flour was not used by them in the time described in this narration.
- They did not sift barley flour in this report.
- They blew off the husk as a simple way to prepare barley.
- The Hadith gives a plain picture of food simplicity.
