36/28. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2049a — Truffles as Manna and Eye Remedy
The virtue of truffles, and treating the eyes with them
Hadith About Truffles: Prophetic Remedy for the Eyes
Sahih Muslim : 2049a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2049a
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ، وَعُمَرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ حُرَيْثٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو، بْنِ نُفَيْلٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " الْكَمْأَةُ مِنَ الْمَنِّ وَمَاؤُهَا شِفَاءٌ لِلْعَيْنِ " .
Sa'id b. Zaid b. 'Amr b. Nufail reported: I heard Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: Truffles are a kind of 'Manna' and their juice is a medicine for the eyes.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2049aIn-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 216USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 23, Hadith 5084
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2049a
This Hadith about truffles teaches a very focused point: the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم described truffles as a kind of manna, and he said their juice is a medicine for the eyes. The wording does not speak about every illness, every mushroom, or every kind of treatment. It speaks about truffles and their water. So the best reading is simple and careful. The hadith highlights a blessing found in a natural food and connects it with eye medicine. For anyone searching for the truffle manna hadith or truffle juice medicine for eyes, the main lesson is to respect the exact words and avoid adding claims that are not stated here.
What we learn from this hadith
- Truffles are described in the Hadith as a kind of manna.
- The Hadith names truffle juice as medicine for the eyes.
- The teaching should be kept to the wording given and not stretched beyond it.
