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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Drinks

Sahih Muslim 2052d

Chapter: The virtue of vinegar and using it as a condiment

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 2052d

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ أَبِي، زَيْنَبَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سُفْيَانَ، طَلْحَةُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ كُنْتُ جَالِسًا فِي دَارِي فَمَرَّ بِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَشَارَ إِلَىَّ فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى أَتَى بَعْضَ حُجَرِ نِسَائِهِ فَدَخَلَ ثُمَّ أَذِنَ لِي فَدَخَلْتُ الْحِجَابَ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ هَلْ مِنْ غَدَاءٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا نَعَمْ ‏.‏ فَأُتِيَ بِثَلاَثَةِ أَقْرِصَةٍ فَوُضِعْنَ عَلَى نَبِيٍّ فَأَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قُرْصًا فَوَضَعَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَأَخَذَ قُرْصًا آخَرَ فَوَضَعَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَىَّ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ الثَّالِثَ فَكَسَرَهُ بِاثْنَيْنِ فَجَعَلَ نِصْفَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَنِصْفَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَىَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ هَلْ مِنْ أُدُمٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا لاَ ‏.‏ إِلاَّ شَىْءٌ مِنْ خَلٍّ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ هَاتُوهُ

فَنِعْمَ الأُدُمُ هُوَ ‏"

Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported:

While I was sitting in my house there happened to pass by me Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). He made a gesture to me and I stood up for him. He took hold of my hand until we came to one of the apartments of his wives. He entered and then asked me to get in. So I entered and there was hanging a curtain beside her. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Is there any food (with you)? They (the members of the household) said: Yes And then there were brought three loaves of bread for him (the Holy Prophet) and placed in the basket of palm leaves. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) picked up one loaf and placed that before him, and then picked up another one and placed it before me. He then picked up the third one and broke it into two parts, and kept the one-half before him and the other half before me, and then said: Is there any condiment? They (the members of the household) said: There is nothing (in the form of condiment) but some vinegar only. He said: Bring that, for vinegar is a good condiment.

Reported by Muslim (No. 2052d).

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Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي ) فِيهِ جَوَاز أَخْذ الْإِنْسَان بِيَدِ صَاحِبه فِي تَمَاشِيهِمَا. قَوْله : ( فَدَخَلْت الْحِجَاب عَلَيْهَا ) مَعْنَاهُ دَخَلْت الْحِجَاب إِلَى الْمَوْضِع الَّذِي فِيهِ الْمَرْأَة , وَلَيْسَ فِيهِ أَنَّهُ رَأَى بَشَرَتهَا. قَوْله : ( فَأَتَى بِثَلَاثَةِ أَقْرِصَة فَوُضِعْنَ عَلَى نَبِيّ ) هَكَذَا هُوَ فِي أَكْثَر الْأُصُول : ( نَبِيّ ) بِنُونِ مَفْتُوحَة ثُمَّ بَاء مُوَحَّدَة مَكْسُورَة ثُمَّ يَاء مُثَنَّاة تَحْت مُشَدَّدَة , وَفَسَّرُوهُ بِمَائِدَةٍ مِنْ خُوص , وَنَقَلَ الْقَاضِي عِيَاض عَنْ كَثِير مِنْ الرُّوَاة أَوْ الْأَكْثَرِينَ أَنَّهُ ( بَتِّيّ ) بِبَاءٍ مُوَحَّدَة مَفْتُوحَة , ثُمَّ مُثَنَّاة فَوْق مَكْسُورَة مُشَدَّدَة , ثُمَّ يَاء مُثَنَّاة مِنْ تَحْت مُ…

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (4606)كُلْ فَنِعْمَ الأُدْمِ هُوَ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (6639)فَنِعْمَ الأُدُمُ هُوَ ! ، وَقَدَّمَ بَعْضَ الْكَلامِ ، وَأَخَّرَ بَعْضًا ، وَزَادَ : هَاتُوهُ ، فَنِعْمَ الأُدُمُ هُوَ
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (2188)خَلٍّ . قَالَ : هَاتُوا ، فَنِعْمَ الأُدُمُ هُوَ

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Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 4183

Jabir told th at when the Prophet asked his family for condiments and was told that they had only vinegar, he called for it and as he was using it in his food he said, “Vinegar is a good condiment; vinegar is a good condiment.” Muslim transmitted it.

وَعَنْ جَابِرٌ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَأَلَ أَهْلَهُ الْأُدْمَ. فَقَالُوا: مَا عِنْدَنَا إِلَّا خَلٌّ فَدَعَا بِهِ فَجَعَلَ يَأْكُلُ بِهِ وَيَقُولُ: «نِعْمَ الْإِدَامُ الْخَلُّ نِعْمَ…

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