16/15. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1428d — Bread and Meat at Walima
The Marriage of Zainab Bint Jahsh, The Revelation of (the verse of) Hijab, and confirmation of the importance of the wedding feast.
Hadith About Bread and Meat at Walima
Sahih Muslim : 1428d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1428d
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَبَّادِ بْنِ جَبَلَةَ بْنِ أَبِي رَوَّادٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ - حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، يَقُولُ مَا أَوْلَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ نِسَائِهِ أَكْثَرَ أَوْ أَفْضَلَ مِمَّا أَوْلَمَ عَلَى زَيْنَبَ . فَقَالَ ثَابِتٌ الْبُنَانِيُّ بِمَا أَوْلَمَ قَالَ أَطْعَمَهُمْ خُبْزًا وَلَحْمًا حَتَّى تَرَكُوهُ .
Anas b. Malik (Allah be pleased with him) reported: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave no better wedding feast than the one he did (on the occasion of his marriage with) Zainab. Thabit al-Bunani (one of the narrators) said: What did he serve in the wedding feast? He (Anas) said: He fed them bread and meat (so lavishly) that they (the guests) abandoned it (of their own accord after having taken them to their hearts' content).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1428dIn-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 107USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 8, Hadith 3332
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1428d
This hadith about bread and meat at walima reports Anas saying that Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم gave no better wedding feast than the one he gave for Zainab. Thabit asked what was served at the feast. Anas answered that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم fed the people bread and meat until they left it after eating to their fill. The report is focused on the food served and the generous nature of that specific feast. It does not discuss the wider rules of weddings. For people searching for Zainab walima hadith, wedding feast of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, or bread and meat walima hadith, this narration gives a direct description.
What we learn from this hadith
- The wedding feast for Zainab included bread and meat.
- The guests ate until they were satisfied.
- Anas described this feast as better or greater than other feasts he saw from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
