25/1. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1788 — Simple Dining of the Prophet
What Has Been Related About What The Prophet (saws) Ate Upon
Hadith About the Prophet’s Simple Eating Style
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1788
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1788
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ مَا أَكَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي خِوَانٍ وَلاَ فِي سُكُرُّجَةٍ وَلاَ خُبِزَ لَهُ مُرَقَّقٌ . قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لِقَتَادَةَ فَعَلَى مَا كَانُوا يَأْكُلُونَ قَالَ عَلَى هَذِهِ السُّفَرِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ . قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ وَيُونُسُ هَذَا هُوَ يُونُسُ الإِسْكَافُ . وَقَدْ رَوَى عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ .
Anas Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Never Ate On A Table, Nor On Small Plates, Not Did He Eat Thin Bread. He (Yunus) Said: "I Asked Qatadah: 'So What Did He Eat On ?' He Said: 'On These Leather Dining Sheets.'" [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan Gharib. Muhammad Bin Bash-Har Said: "This Yunus Is Yunus Al-Iskaf." And 'Abdul-Warith Bin Sa'Eed Reported Similarly From Sa'Eed Bin Abi 'Arubah, From Qatadah, From Anas [From The Prophet (ﷺ)].
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1788In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 1English translation : Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 1788
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1788
This hadith about the Prophet’s simple eating style reports what Anas said about his dining habits. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم did not eat on a table, did not eat on small plates, and thin bread was not baked for him. When Yunus asked Qatadah what they ate on, Qatadah answered that they ate on leather dining sheets. The hadith does not ask the reader to make broad claims about every table or plate. It describes a simple setting from the Prophet’s life. The search phrase “Prophet eating on leather dining sheets” fits this narration because that is exactly what the report mentions.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report shows a simple eating setup linked to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The hadith mentions leather dining sheets as the eating surface.
- The narration should be read as description, not stretched into claims not stated.
