25/20. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1819 — One Intestine and Seven Intestines
What Has Been Related About: The Believer Eats With One Intestine [And The Disbeliever Eats With Seven Intestines]
Hadith About Drinking With One Intestine
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1819
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1819
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُوسَى الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ضَافَهُ ضَيْفٌ كَافِرٌ فَأَمَرَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِشَاةٍ فَحُلِبَتْ فَشَرِبَ ثُمَّ أُخْرَى فَشَرِبَهُ ثُمَّ أُخْرَى فَشَرِبَهُ حَتَّى شَرِبَ حِلاَبَ سَبْعِ شِيَاهٍ ثُمَّ أَصْبَحَ مِنَ الْغَدِ فَأَسْلَمَ فَأَمَرَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِشَاةٍ فَحُلِبَتْ فَشَرِبَ حِلاَبَهَا ثُمَّ أَمَرَ لَهُ بِأُخْرَى فَلَمْ يَسْتَتِمَّهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " الْمُؤْمِنُ يَشْرَبُ فِي مِعًى وَاحِدٍ وَالْكَافِرُ يَشْرَبُ فِي سَبْعَةِ أَمْعَاءٍ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ حَدِيثِ سُهَيْلٍ .
Narrated Abu Hurairah: "The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Had A Disbeliever As A Guest. So The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Ordered That A Sheep Be Milked So He Could Drink. Then Another Was Milked So He Could Drink, Then Another, So He Drank Until He Had Drank The Milk Of Seven Sheep. The He Awoke The Next Morning And Accepted Islam. The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Ordered That A Sheep Be Milked So He Could Drink Its Milk, Then He Ordered For Another But He Could Not Finish It. So The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: 'The Believer Drinks With One Intestine And The Disbeliever Drinks With Seven.'" [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Sahih Hasan Gharib As A Narration Of Suhail.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1819In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 33English translation : Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 1819
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1819
This Hadith about drinking with one intestine gives an example behind the wording. Abu Hurairah narrated that a disbelieving guest came to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered that a sheep be milked for him, then another, and another, until he drank the milk of seven sheep. The next morning he accepted Islam. Then one sheep was milked for him, and after another was offered, he could not finish it. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم then said that the believer drinks with one intestine and the disbeliever drinks with seven. The narration shows a clear change in the man's appetite after accepting Islam. The explanation should stay close to the text: it is about eating and drinking with restraint, shown through this guest's story.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration shows a change in drinking after the guest accepted Islam.
- The Hadith connects faith with more restrained consumption.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم treated the guest with hospitality before and after Islam.
