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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1828 — Eating Bustard Meat
What Has Been Related About Eating Bustard
Eating Bustard Meat with the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1828
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1828
حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ الأَعْرَجُ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ سَفِينَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، قَالَ أَكَلْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَحْمَ حُبَارَى . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ سَفِينَةَ رَوَى عَنْهُ ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ وَيُقَالُ بُرَيْهُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ سَفِينَةَ .
Ibrahim bin 'Umar bin Safinah Narrated from:
Narrated Ibrahim bin 'Umar bin Safinah: From His Father, From His Grandfather That He Said: "I Ate Bustard Meat With The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ)." [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Gharib, We Do Not Know Of It Except From This Route. Ibn Abi Fudaik Reported From Ibrahim Bin 'Umar Bin Safinah And He Has Been Called Buraih Bin 'Umar Bin Safinah.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1828In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 44English translation : Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 1828
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1828
This Hadith about eating bustard meat reports from Safinah that he ate bustard meat with the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. The report is brief, and its meaning should remain brief too. It gives a direct food-related memory from someone who shared that meal with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. People searching for bustard meat hadith may be looking for whether this bird is mentioned in Hadith. This narration says it was eaten with the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. Abu Eisa states that the Hadith is Gharib and that it is known only through this route. He also mentions the narrator Ibrahim bin Umar bin Safinah and notes that he has also been called Buraih bin Umar bin Safinah. So the content should be presented as a reported narration with its grading note, not expanded into broad claims.
What we learn from this hadith
- Safinah reported eating bustard meat with the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The Hadith preserves a specific food-related incident.
- The narration includes a grading note, so it should be cited carefully.
- A short report should not be expanded beyond what it clearly says.
