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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2357 — Barley Bread and Simplicity
What Has Been Related About The Subsistence of the Prophet (s.a.w) And His Family
Hadith About Barley Bread and the Prophet’s Simple Life
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2357
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2357
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، أَنْبَأَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ يَزِيدَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ مَا شَبِعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ خُبْزِ شَعِيرٍ يَوْمَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ حَتَّى قُبِضَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (S.A.W) Did Not Eat His Fill Of Barley Bread On Two Consecutive Days Until He Was Taken (Died).
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2357In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 54English translation : Vol. 4, Book 10, Hadith 2357
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2357
This hadith about barley bread gives another short report from Aishah. She said that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) did not eat his fill of barley bread on two consecutive days until he was taken in death. The wording is simple and direct. It shows the plain food and limited eating connected to the Prophet’s life. It does not need extra stories to make the point clear. For readers searching for a hadith about the simple life of Prophet Muhammad, this narration shows that even regular fullness from barley bread was not his daily pattern for two days in a row.
What we learn from this hadith
- Aishah reported the Prophet’s limited intake of barley bread.
- The hadith mentions two consecutive days as the measure.
- The narration reflects the simple food of the Prophet’s household.
