25/19. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1817 — Eating With Trust in Allah
What Has Been Related About Eating With A Leper
Hadith About Eating in Allah's Name
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1817
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1817
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَشْقَرُ، وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُفَضَّلُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ الشَّهِيدِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَخَذَ بِيَدِ مَجْذُومٍ فَأَدْخَلَهُ مَعَهُ فِي الْقَصْعَةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ " كُلْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ ثِقَةً بِاللَّهِ وَتَوَكُّلاً عَلَيْهِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ يُونُسَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ فَضَالَةَ . وَالْمُفَضَّلُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ هَذَا شَيْخٌ بَصْرِيٌّ وَالْمُفَضَّلُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ شَيْخٌ آخَرُ مِصْرِيٌّ أَوْثَقُ مِنْ هَذَا وَأَشْهَرُ . وَقَدْ رَوَى شُعْبَةُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ الشَّهِيدِ عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ أَخَذَ بِيَدِ مَجْذُومٍ وَحَدِيثُ شُعْبَةَ أَثْبَتُ عِنْدِي وَأَصَحُّ .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Took The Hand Of A Leper And Put It In The Qas'Ah. Then He Said: 'Eat In Allah'S Name, Trusting In Allah And Relying Upon Him.'"[Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Is A Gharib Hadith, We Do Not Know Of It Except Through The Report Of Yunus Bin Muhammad, From Al-Mufaddal Bin Fadalah, A Shaikh From Al-Basrah. There Is Another Shaikh From Al-Basrah Named Al-Mufaddal Bin Fadalah, Who Is More Reliable Than This One And More Popular. Shu'Bah Reported This Hadith From Habib Bin Ash-Shahid, From Ibn Buraidah: "That Ibn 'Umar Took The Hand Of A Leper" And The Narration Of Shu'Bah Is More Appropriate To Me And More Correct.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1817In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 31English translation : Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 1817
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1817
This Hadith about eating in Allah's name narrates that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم took the hand of a leper and put it in the Qas'ah, then said to eat in Allah's name, trusting in Allah and relying upon Him. The wording centers on Bismillah, trust, and reliance. At the same time, the text includes an important note from Abu 'Eisa: he called it Gharib and said he only knew it through a certain report. He also mentioned another narration from Shu'bah where Ibn 'Umar took the hand of a leper, and said that Shu'bah's narration was more appropriate and more correct to him. So the content should be explained carefully. The main teaching in the wording is to begin with Allah's name and place trust in Him.
What we learn from this hadith
- The wording teaches eating in Allah's name.
- The narration connects eating with trust and reliance upon Allah.
- The grading note in the text shows that the report should be handled carefully.
