Sunan Abi Dawud · Book 28

كِتَاب الْأَطْعِمَةِ

Foods (Kitab Al-Atimah)

119 hadith · 55 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

1باب مَا جَاءَ فِي إِجَابَةِ الدَّعْوَةِChapter: What has been reported about accepting invitations.2باب فِي اسْتِحْبَابِ الْوَلِيمَةِ عِنْدَ النِّكَاحِChapter: Regarding the recommendation for holding a wedding feast.3باب فِي كَمْ تُسْتَحَبُّ الْوَلِيمَةُChapter: How long should the wedding feast last.4باب الإِطْعَامِ عِنْدَ الْقُدُومِ مِنَ السَّفَرِChapter: Offering food when someone arrives from a journey.5باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الضِّيَافَةِChapter: What has been reported about hospitality.6باب نَسْخِ الضَّيْفِ يَأْكُلُ مِنْ مَالِ غَيْرِهِChapter: Abrogation of the ruling that a guest may eat from the wealth of another.7باب فِي طَعَامِ الْمُتَبَارِيَيْنِChapter: Regarding food of two who are competing.8باب الرَّجُلِ يُدْعَى فَيَرَى مَكْرُوهًاChapter: If a man is invited and sees something objectionable.9باب إِذَا اجْتَمَعَ دَاعِيَانِ أَيُّهُمَا أَحَقُّChapter: If two invitations come at the same time, which should be given precedence?10باب إِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ وَالْعَشَاءُChapter: If the time of Salat comes when supper is ready.11باب فِي غَسْلِ الْيَدَيْنِ عِنْدَ الطَّعَامِChapter: Washing the hands when wanting to eat.12باب فِي غَسْلِ الْيَدِ قَبْلَ الطَّعَامِChapter: Washing the hands before eating.13باب فِي طَعَامِ الْفُجَاءَةِChapter: If eating unexpectedly.14باب فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ ذَمِّ الطَّعَامِChapter: Regarding it being disliked to criticize food.15باب فِي الاِجْتِمَاعِ عَلَى الطَّعَامِChapter: Regarding eating together (In a group).16باب التَّسْمِيَةِ عَلَى الطَّعَامِChapter: Saying Bismillah over food.17باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الأَكْلِ مُتَّكِئًاChapter: Regarding eating while reclining.18باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الأَكْلِ مِنْ أَعْلَى الصَّحْفَةِChapter: Eating from the top of the platter.19باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْجُلُوسِ عَلَى مَائِدَةٍ عَلَيْهَا بَعْضُ مَا يُكْرَهُChapter: Sitting at a table on which there are some things that are disliked.20باب الأَكْلِ بِالْيَمِينِChapter: Eating with the right hand.21باب فِي أَكْلِ اللَّحْمِChapter: Regarding eating meat.22باب فِي أَكْلِ الدُّبَّاءِChapter: Regarding eating squash.23باب فِي أَكْلِ الثَّرِيدِChapter: Regarding eating Tharid.24باب فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ التَّقَذُّرِ لِلطَّعَامِChapter: Is it disliked to have an aversion for food.25باب النَّهْىِ عَنْ أَكْلِ الْجَلاَّلَةِ، وَأَلْبَانِهَاChapter: The prohibition of eating al Jallalah and its milk.26باب فِي أَكْلِ لُحُومِ الْخَيْلِChapter: Regarding eating horse meat.27باب فِي أَكْلِ الأَرْنَبِChapter: Regarding eating rabbit.28باب فِي أَكْلِ الضَّبِّ ‏.‏Chapter: Regarding eating mastigure.29باب فِي أَكْلِ لَحْمِ الْحُبَارَىChapter: Eating the meat of bustards.30باب فِي أَكْلِ حَشَرَاتِ الأَرْضِChapter: Regarding eating the vermin of the land.31باب مَا لَمْ يُذْكَرْ تَحْرِيمُهُChapter: Things for which no prohibition is mentioned.32باب فِي أَكْلِ الضَّبُعِChapter: Regarding eating hyena.33باب النَّهْىِ عَنْ أَكْلِ السِّبَاعِChapter: Eating predators.34باب فِي أَكْلِ لُحُومِ الْحُمُرِ الأَهْلِيَّةِChapter: Regarding eating the meat of domestic donkeys.35باب فِي أَكْلِ الْجَرَادِChapter: Regarding eating locusts.36باب فِي أَكْلِ الطَّافِي مِنَ السَّمَكِChapter: Regarding eating the fish that die in the sea and float.37باب فِي الْمُضْطَرِّ إِلَى الْمَيْتَةِChapter: Regarding one who is compelled by necessity to eat dead meat.38باب فِي الْجَمْعِ بَيْنَ لَوْنَيْنِ مِنَ الطَّعَامِChapter: Regarding combining two types of food.39باب فِي أَكْلِ الْجُبْنِChapter: Regarding eating cheese.40باب فِي الْخَلِّChapter: Regarding vinegar.41باب فِي أَكْلِ الثُّومِChapter: Regarding eating garlic.42باب فِي التَّمْرِChapter: Regarding dates.43باب فِي تَفْتِيشِ التَّمْرِ الْمُسَوَّسِ عِنْدَ الأَكْلِChapter: Regarding checking dates for worms before eating.44باب الإِقْرَانِ فِي التَّمْرِ عِنْدَ الأَكْلِChapter: Taking two dates at a time when eating.45باب فِي الْجَمْعِ بَيْنَ لَوْنَيْنِ فِي الأَكْلِChapter: Regarding combining two types of food.46باب الأَكْلِ فِي آنِيَةِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِChapter: Regarding using the vessel of the people of the book.47باب فِي دَوَابِّ الْبَحْرِChapter: Regarding animals of the sea.48باب فِي الْفَأْرَةِ تَقَعُ فِي السَّمْنِChapter: If a mouse falls into the ghee.49باب فِي الذُّبَابِ يَقَعُ فِي الطَّعَامِChapter: If a fly falls into the food.50باب فِي اللُّقْمَةِ تَسْقُطُChapter: If a morsel of food falls down.51باب فِي الْخَادِمِ يَأْكُلُ مَعَ الْمَوْلَىChapter: Regarding a servant eating with his master.52باب فِي الْمِنْدِيلِChapter: Regarding handkerchiefs.53باب مَا يَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا طَعِمَChapter: What a man should say after eating.54باب فِي غَسْلِ الْيَدِ مِنَ الطَّعَامِChapter: Regarding washing the hands after eating.55باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الدُّعَاءِ لِرَبِّ الطَّعَامِ إِذَا أُكِلَ عِنْدَهُChapter: Regarding supplication for the one who provided the food.

Opening leaves

First narrations

Abu Dawud · 3736إِذَا دُعِيَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الْوَلِيمَةِ فَلْيَأْتِهَاAbdullah bin Umar reported the Prophet ﷺ as sayings: when one of you is invited for a wedding feast, he must attend it.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3737حَدَّثَنَا مَخْلَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمَعْنَاهُ ، زَادَ : فThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn Umar to the same effect through a different chain of narrators. This version has the additional words: If he is not fasting, he should eat, and if he is fast5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3738إِذَا دَعَا أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ فَلْيُجِبْ عُرْسًا كَانَ أَوْ نَحْوَهُIbn Umar reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: if one of you invites his brother, he should accept (the invitation), whether it is a wedding feast or something of that nature.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3739حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُصَفَّى ، حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا الزُّبَيْدِيُّ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ بِإِسْنَادِ أَيُّوبَ وَمَعْنَاهُ . The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Nafi to the same effect through the chain of narrators as mentioned in Ayyub.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3740مَنْ دُعِيَ فَلْيُجِبْ ، فَإِنْ شَاءَ طَعِمَ وَإِنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَJabir reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as sayings: when one of you is invited to a meal, he must accept. If he wishes he may eat, but if he wishes (to leave), he may leave.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3741مَنْ دُعِيَ فَلَمْ يُجِبْ فَقَدْ عَصَى اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ، وَمَنْ دَخَلَ عَلَى غَيْرِ دَعْوَةٍ دَخَلَ سَارِقًا وَخَرَجَ مُغِيرًاNarrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Prophet ﷺ said: He who does not accept an invitation which he receives has disobeyed Allah and His Messenger of, and he who enters without invitation enters as a thief and goes out as a ra5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3742شَرُّ الطَّعَامِ طَعَامُ الْوَلِيمَةِ يُدْعَى لَهَا الْأَغْنِيَاءُ وَيُتْرَكُ الْمَسَاكِينُ ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِ الدَّعْوَةَ فَقَدْ عَصَى اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُAbu Hurairah said: The worst kind of food is that at a wedding feast to which the rich are invited and from which the poor are left out. If anyone does not attend the feast to which he was invited, he has disobeyed Allah5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3743ذُكِرَ تَزْوِيجُ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ عِنْدَ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، فَقَالَ : مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَوْلَمَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ نِسَائِهِ مَا أَوْلَمَ عَلَيْهَا أَوْلَمَ بِشَاةٍThabit said: The marriage of Zainab daughter of Jahsh was mentioned before Anas bin Malik. He said: I did not see that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ held such a wedding feast for any of his wives as he did for her. He held a 5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3744أَوْلَمَ عَلَى صَفِيَّةَ بِسَوِيقٍ وَتَمْرٍNarrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet ﷺ held a wedding feast) for Safiyyah with meal and dates.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3745الْوَلِيمَةُ أَوَّلَ يَوْمٍ حَقٌّ ، وَالثَّانِيَ مَعْرُوفٌ ، وَالْيَوْمَ الثَّالِثَ سُمْعَةٌ وَرِيَاءٌNarrated Zubayr ibn Uthman: The Prophet ﷺ said: The wedding feast on the first day is a duty, that on the second is a good practice, but that on the third day is to make men hear of it and show it to them. Qatadah said: 7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3746حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ بِهَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ ، قَالَ : فَدُعِيَ الْيَوْمَ الثَّالِثَ فَلَمْ يُجِبْ ، وَحَصَبَ الرَّسُولَ . Qatadah reported this story from Saeed bin al-Musayyab. This version adds: When he was invited on the third day, he did not accept but threw pebbles on the messenger.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3747لَمَّا قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَدِينَةَ نَحَرَ جَزُورًا أَوْ بَقَرَةًNarrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: When the Prophet ﷺ returned to Madina, he would slaughter a camel or a cow.5 narrators