Food & Drink

1 Ramadan 143618 June 2015

The Result of Showing Respect to Ramadan

Question To what extent the following story is authentic? can you provide a reference? A Jew treated Ramadan with a great respect. Once, after seeing his son eating food outside…

14 Sha'ban 14362 June 2015

Barakah (Blessings) in Three Types of Transactions

Question   Kindly advise if the following narration is authentic: Sayyiduna Suhayb (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “There is Barakah (blessings) in three things,…

6 Sha'ban 143625 May 2015

Any Virtue for Eating Melons?

Question Rasullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “None of your women who are pregnant and eat of water melon will fail to produce off spring that is good…

29 Rajab 143618 May 2015

Fabricated Hadith on the Pomegranate

Question Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said about the pomegranate: “it cleanses you of Satan and evil aspirations for forty days.” Is this sound?

2 Rajab 143621 April 2015

Benefits/Harms of the Mushroom

Question Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said that mushroom is a good cure for the eyes; it also serves as a form of birth control and arrests paralysis.…

24 Jumadal Akhirah 143614 April 2015

Drink Water in Sips, Not Gulps

Question Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said the best drink in this world is water, when you are thirsty drink it by sips and not gulps, gulping produces…