Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الرَّقِّيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ السَّلاَمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَابَاهْ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ
" لاَ تَدَعُوا الْعَشَاءَ وَلَوْ بِكَفٍّ مِنْ تَمْرٍ فَإِنَّ تَرْكَهُ يُهْرِمُ "
It was narrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Do not leave dinner, even if it is only a handful of dates, because abandoning it makes one weak.”
Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3355).
Classical commentary
Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah
قَوْله ( فَإِنْ تَرَكَهُ يَهْرَم ) الْهَرَم بِفَتْحَتَيْنِ كِبَر السِّنِّ يُقَال هَرِم كَعَلِمَ لَازِم وَالْمُتَعَدِّي أَهْرَمَهُ اللَّه وَهَرَّمَهُ وَالْمُرَاد أَنَّهُ يُضَعِّفهُ وَيُلْحِقهُ بِمَنْ كَبِرَ سِنّه وَفِي الزَّوَائِدِ فِي إِسْنَاده إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ السَّلَامِ وَهُوَ ضَعِيف وَقَدْ رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ عَنْ أَنَسٍ وَقَالَ إِنَّهُ حَدِيث مُنْكَر وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَم.…
Read more
Scholars’ grades
The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.
| Scholar | Grade | Applies to | Work |
|---|
| Al-Albanid. 1420 AH |
Very weakVery Daif |
The hadith |
No. 3355 |
| Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH |
Weak chainSanad Daif |
The chain only |
No. 3355 |
| Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH |
WeakDaif |
The hadith |
No. 3355 |
| Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH |
Very weakVery Daif |
The hadith |
No. 3355 |
On the same subject
Weak
Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1856
" تَعَشَّوْا وَلَوْ بِكَفٍّ مِنْ حَشَفٍ فَإِنَّ تَرْكَ الْعَشَاءِ مَهْرَمَةٌ "
Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik
