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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2358 — Wheat Bread and the Prophet’s Family
What Has Been Related About The Subsistence of the Prophet (s.a.w) And His Family
Hadith About Wheat Bread and the Prophet’s Household
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2358
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2358
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُحَارِبِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ كَيْسَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ مَا شَبِعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَهْلُهُ ثَلاَثًا تِبَاعًا مِنْ خُبْزِ الْبُرِّ حَتَّى فَارَقَ الدُّنْيَا . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Neither The Messenger Of Allah (S.A.W) Nor His Family, Ate Their Fill Of Wheat Bread For Three Consecutive Days Until He Parted The World.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2358In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 55English translation : Vol. 4, Book 10, Hadith 2358
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2358
This hadith about wheat bread is narrated by Abu Hurairah. He said that neither the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) nor his family ate their fill of wheat bread for three consecutive days until he departed from the world. The narration gives a clear picture of the Prophet’s household and their simple food. It does not speak about rare moments of eating, but about not eating to fullness from wheat bread for three days in a row. For anyone looking for a hadith about the Prophet’s family and simple living, this report reminds us that their daily life was far from luxury.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (s.a.w) and his family did not eat wheat bread to fullness for three consecutive days.
- The narration includes the Prophet’s household, not only him alone.
- The hadith shows a simple way of life without describing luxury.
