36/30. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2052b — Loving Vinegar after Hearing the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم
The virtue of vinegar and using it as a condiment
Hadith About Vinegar: Loving What the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم Praised
Sahih Muslim : 2052b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2052b
حَدَّثَنِي يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُلَيَّةَ - عَنِ الْمُثَنَّى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي طَلْحَةُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِيَدِي ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ فَأَخْرَجَ إِلَيْهِ فِلَقًا مِنْ خُبْزٍ فَقَالَ " مَا مِنْ أُدُمٍ " . فَقَالُوا لاَ إِلاَّ شَىْءٌ مِنْ خَلٍّ . قَالَ " فَإِنَّ الْخَلَّ نِعْمَ الأُدُمُ " . قَالَ جَابِرٌ فَمَا زِلْتُ أُحِبُّ الْخَلَّ مُنْذُ سَمِعْتُهَا مِنْ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . وَقَالَ طَلْحَةُ مَا زِلْتُ أُحِبُّ الْخَلَّ مُنْذُ سَمِعْتُهَا مِنْ جَابِرٍ .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) took hold of my hand one day (and led me) to his residence. There was presented to him some pieces of bread, whereupon he said: Is there no condiment? They (the members of his household) said: No, except some vinegar. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Vinegar is a good condiment. Jabir said: I have always loved vinegar since I heard it from Allah's Apostle (ﷺ). Talha said: I have always loved vinegar since I heard about it from Jabir.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2052bIn-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 227USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 23, Hadith 5094
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2052b
This narration gives a fuller scene around the vinegar hadith. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم took Jabir by the hand to his residence. Pieces of bread were brought, and when he asked about a condiment, the household said there was only vinegar. He said that vinegar is a good condiment. Jabir then said he continued to love vinegar after hearing that from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, and Talha said he loved it after hearing it from Jabir. The teaching stays very clear. The report is about simple bread, available vinegar, prophetic praise, and the effect of that praise on the hearts of those who heard it.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم shared food with Jabir in his residence.
- Vinegar was praised when it was the available condiment.
- Jabir's love for vinegar grew after hearing the Prophet's words.
