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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2356 — Aishah Remembered Simplicity
What Has Been Related About The Subsistence of the Prophet (s.a.w) And His Family
Hadith About the Prophet’s Simple Food and Aishah’s Tears
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2356
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2356
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ الْمُهَلَّبِيُّ، عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَدَعَتْ لِي بِطَعَامٍ وَقَالَتْ مَا أَشْبَعُ مِنْ طَعَامٍ فَأَشَاءُ أَنْ أَبْكِيَ إِلاَّ بَكَيْتُ . قَالَ قُلْتُ لِمَ قَالَتْ أَذْكُرُ الْحَالَ الَّتِي فَارَقَ عَلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الدُّنْيَا وَاللَّهِ مَا شَبِعَ مِنْ خُبْزٍ وَلَحْمٍ مَرَّتَيْنِ فِي يَوْمٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Masruq Narrated from:
I Entered Upon 'Aishah And She Invited Me To Eat. She Said: 'Whenever I Eat My Fill Of Food I Want To Cry And Begin Crying.' He Said: "I Said : 'Why?' She Said: 'I Remember The Circumstances Under Which The Messenger Of Allah (S.A.W) Parted From The World. By Allah! He Would Not Eat His Fill Of Bread And Meat Twice In A Day.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2356In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 53English translation : Vol. 4, Book 10, Hadith 2356
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2356
This hadith about the Prophet’s simple food is narrated through Masruq, who entered upon Aishah and was invited to eat. Aishah said that whenever she ate her fill, she wanted to cry and did cry. When asked why, she explained that she remembered the condition in which the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) left this world. She said he did not eat his fill of bread and meat twice in a day. The hadith is not a general speech about food laws. It is a personal memory from Aishah, showing how deeply she remembered the Prophet’s simple life and limited food.
What we learn from this hadith
- Aishah remembered the Prophet’s simple condition with deep emotion.
- The narration says he did not eat his fill of bread and meat twice in one day.
- Having enough food can remind a believer to be grateful and humble.
