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Sahih Muslim 2970d — Wheat Bread and Restraint
The Book of Zuhd and Softening of Hearts
Hadith About Wheat Bread and the Prophet’s Simple Household
Sahih Muslim : 2970d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2970d
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَابِسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ مَا شَبِعَ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ خُبْزِ بُرٍّ فَوْقَ ثَلاَثٍ .
A'isha reported: Never could the family of Muhammad (ﷺ) (afford to eat to the fill) the bread of wheat beyond three days (successively).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2970dIn-book reference : Book 55, Hadith 30USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 42, Hadith 7086
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2970d
This narration is a short but powerful hadith about the Prophet’s simple household. Aisha reports that the family of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم could not eat their fill of wheat bread beyond three days in succession. The wording focuses on wheat bread, a basic food, and shows that even this was not regularly available in plenty. The hadith does not ask the reader to reject food or comfort. It simply describes the lived condition of the Prophet’s family. For those searching for the wheat bread hadith or a hadith about simple living, the lesson is to look at blessings with a soft heart and avoid becoming attached to constant ease.
What we learn from this hadith
- Basic food was not always available in full measure to the Prophet’s family.
- Aisha’s report keeps the focus on real living conditions, not theory.
- Having food today should lead to thankfulness.
- Comfort is a blessing, not something to boast about.
