70/23. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5416 — The Prophet’s Family and Wheat Bread
What the Prophet (saws) and his Companions used to eat.
Hadith About the Prophet’s Family: Simple Food and Wheat Bread
Sahih Bukhari : 5416
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5416
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ مَا شَبِعَ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُنْذُ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ مِنْ طَعَامِ الْبُرِّ ثَلاَثَ لَيَالٍ تِبَاعًا، حَتَّى قُبِضَ.
A'isha Narrated from:
The family of Muhammad had not eaten wheat bread to their satisfaction for three consecutive days since his arrival at Medina till he died.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5416In-book reference : Book 70, Hadith 44USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 65, Hadith 327
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5416
This Hadith about the Prophet’s family gives a clear statement from ʿAisha. She says the family of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم had not eaten wheat bread to their satisfaction for three consecutive days from his arrival in Medina until he died. The narration is short, but its meaning is deep. It shows the plain life of the Prophet’s household and how limited their food comfort was. The text does not say they never ate bread at all. It says they did not eat wheat bread to satisfaction for three nights in a row during that period. That detail matters because it keeps the explanation accurate. People searching for hadith about wheat bread, Prophet family hunger, simple living in Islam, or ʿAisha food hardship hadith can take from this report a lesson in gratitude and humility.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet’s family did not eat wheat bread to satisfaction for three consecutive nights in the period stated.
- The wording is about wheat bread, not every possible food.
- The narration shows the plain life of the Prophet’s household.
- It encourages gratitude for regular food.
