36/38. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2360 — Nights Without Supper
What Has Been Related About The Subsistence of the Prophet (s.a.w) And His Family
Hadith About the Prophet’s Family Spending Nights Without Supper
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2360
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2360
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ الْجُمَحِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ خَبَّابٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَبِيتُ اللَّيَالِيَ الْمُتَتَابِعَةَ طَاوِيًا وَأَهْلُهُ لاَ يَجِدُونَ عَشَاءً وَكَانَ أَكْثَرُ خُبْزِهِمْ خُبْزَ الشَّعِيرِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (S.A.W) Would Spend Many Consecutive Nights And His Family Did Not Have Supper, And Most Of The Time Their Bread Was Barley Bread.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2360In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 57English translation : Vol. 4, Book 10, Hadith 2360
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2360
This hadith about nights without supper is narrated by Ibn Abbas. He said that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) would spend many consecutive nights while he and his family did not have supper, and most of the time their bread was barley bread. The report gives a simple and moving picture of the Prophet’s home. It speaks about repeated nights, the family’s lack of evening food, and barley bread as their common bread. The safest lesson is to stay with that clear picture: the Prophet’s household lived with patience, little food, and a very simple daily meal pattern.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (s.a.w) and his family spent many nights without supper.
- Most of their bread was barley bread, according to the narration.
- The hadith shows patience with limited food in the Prophet’s home.
