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Sunan Ibn Majah 3302

Chapter: Gourd, pumpkin

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3302

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا عَبِيدَةُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يُحِبُّ الْقَرْعَ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Anas said:

“The Prophet (ﷺ) like gourd.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3302).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( يُحِبّ الْقَرْع ) بِفَتْحٍ فَسُكُون الدُّبَّاءُ وَهُوَ بِضَمِّ الدَّال وَتَشْدِيد الْبَاء مَمْدُودَة وَقَدْ تُقْصَر مَعْرُوف وَاحِده دَبْأَةٌ وَمَحَبَّته صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِبَعْضِ الْمَأْكُولَات هِيَ أَنَّهُ إِذَا حَضَرَ عِنْده يَتَنَاوَل مِنْهُ قَدْرًا صَالِحًا لَا أَنَّهُ يُكَلِّف النَّاس بِإِحْضَارِهِ وَطَبْخه وَغَيْر ذَلِكَ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3302
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3302
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3302
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3302

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 5420

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 5433

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went to (the house of) his slave tailor, and he was offered (a dish of) gourd of which he started eating. I have loved to eat gourd since I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) eating it.

أَتَى مَوْلًى لَهُ خَيَّاطًا، فَأُتِيَ بِدُبَّاءٍ، فَجَعَلَ يَأْكُلُهُ، فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أُحِبُّهُ مُنْذُ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَأْكُلُهُ‏.‏

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 5435

I was a young boy when I once was walking with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) entered the house of his slave tailor and the latter brought a dish filled with food covered with pieces of gourd. Allah's Apostle started picking and eating the gourd. When I saw that, I started collecting…

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 2041b

When I saw that I began to place it before him, and did not eat it (myself). Anas said: It was since then that pumpkin was always my favourite (food).

يَأْكُلُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الدُّبَّاءِ وَيُعْجِبُهُ - قَالَ - فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ ذَلِكَ جَعَلْتُ أُلْقِيهِ إِلَيْهِ وَلاَ أَطْعَمُهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَنَسٌ فَمَا زِلْتُ بَعْدُ يُعْجِبُنِي الدُّبَّاءُ ‏

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