25/17. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1815 — Dates and Household Food
What Has Been Related About Recommending Dates
Hadith About a House Without Dates
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1815
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1815
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَهْلِ بْنِ عَسْكَرٍ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَسَّانَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " بَيْتٌ لاَ تَمْرَ فِيهِ جِيَاعٌ أَهْلُهُ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ سَلْمَى امْرَأَةِ أَبِي رَافِعٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . قَالَ وَسَأَلْتُ الْبُخَارِيَّ عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فَقَالَ لاَ أَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا رَوَاهُ غَيْرَ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَسَّانَ .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: "A House Without Dates, Its Inhabitants Will Be Hungry." He Said: There Are Narrations On This Topic From Salma The Wife Of Abu Rafi'. [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan Gharib From This Route. We Do Not Know Of It To Be A Narration Of Hisham Bin 'Urwah Except Through This Route. He Said: I Asked Al-Bukhari About This Hadith And He Said: "I Do Not Know Of Anyone Who Reported It Other Than Yahya Bin Hassan."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1815In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 29English translation : Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 1815
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1815
This Hadith about a house without dates shows the place of dates as a basic food in the wording of the narration. 'Aishah narrated that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said a house without dates, its inhabitants will be hungry. The statement points to dates as a useful household provision. The Hadith does not list many foods or give a full diet plan. It simply highlights dates as something that helps a household avoid hunger. Abu 'Eisa graded this narration Hasan Gharib from this route and mentioned that he asked Al-Bukhari about it. The wording should be explained without making broad claims beyond the text. The main message is that keeping dates in the home is connected here with food sufficiency and care for the people of the house.
What we learn from this hadith
- Dates are presented as an important household food in this narration.
- The Hadith links having dates with avoiding hunger in the home.
- The report should be explained within its wording and not turned into a full diet rule.
