Fatwa #1433314 June 2006Pakistan
I have received this forwarded message about Prophet's food. There are no references available. Would you please comment on them
Question
I have received this forwarded message about Prophet's food. There are no references available. Would you please comment on them whether they are authentic Hadith. Jazak Allah Khair.
Subject: Prophet's food
Vinegar:
A food Prophet Muhammad (SAW) used to eat with olive oil. [That's now a fashion in expensive Italian Restaurants]
Milk:
The Prophet (SAW) said that milk wipes away heat from the heart just as the finger wipes away sweat from the brow. It strengthens the back, improved the brain, renews vision and drives away forgetfulness.
Honey:
Considered to be the best remedy for diarrhoea when mixed in hot water. It is the food of foods, drink of drinks and drug of drugs. It is used for creating appetite, strengthening the stomach, eliminating phlegm; as a meat preservative, hair conditioner, eye salve and mouthwash. It is extremely beneficial in the morning in warm water and is also a Sunnah.
Olive oil:
Excellent treatment for skin and hair, delays old age, and treats inflammation of the stomach.
Mushroom:
The Prophet (SAW) said that mushroom is a good cure for the eyes, it also serves as a form of birth control and arrests paralysis.
Grapes:
The Prophet (SAW) was very fond of grapes - it purifies the blood, provides vigour and health, strengthens the kidneys and clears the bowels.
Dates:
The Prophet (SAW) said that a house without dates has no food and also to be eaten at the time of childbirth.
Figs:
It is a fruit from paradise and a cure for piles.
Barley:
Good for fever in a soup form.
Melon:
The Prophet (SAW) said: "None of your women who are pregnant and eat of water melon will fail to produce off spring who are good in countenance and good in character."
Pomegranate:
The Prophet (SAW) said it cleanses you of Satan and evil aspirations for 40 days.
Water:
The Prophet (SAW) said the best drink in this world and the next is water, when you are thirsty drink it by sips and not gulps, gulping produces sickness of the liver.
So praise be to our beloved Nabi (SAW) who related us with marvelous knowledge which dazzles the wisest minds. May this information be beneficial to all of us Insha'Allah
Answer
The majority of these ahadith are not reliable.
Many Muhaddithin (masters in Hadith) have stated that the ahadith mentioned on the benefits of fruits like the melon, pomegranate etc are all unreliable or even fabricated.(Kashful Khafaa 1/278,1/423, al-Manar an-Munif Pg.128)
It is proven that Nabi (sallalahu alaihi wasallam) ate the majority of the items mentioned, however the specific benefits mentioned for most of these items are not proven from sound Ahadith.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Husain Kadodia
FATWA DEPT.
CHECKED & APPROVED: Mufti Ebrahim Desai (Fatwa Dept.)