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Criticizing Food?

Aḥadīth regarding the manner in which the Messenger (ﷺ) dealt with food he did not enjoy.

First Published: October 24, 2007
Last Updated: April 3, 2026

Criticizing Food?

Aḥadīth regarding the manner in which the Messenger (ﷺ) dealt with food he did not enjoy.

Published: October 24, 2007
Updated: April 3, 2026

قال الإمامُ مسلمٌ في صحيحِهِ، في كتابِ الأَشْرِبَةِ، بابٌ لا يَعِيبُ الطَّعامَ:

Imām Muslim collected the following ḥadīth in his Ṣaḥīḥ, in the Book of Drinks, under the chapter entitled: (The Believer) Does Not Criticize Food, ḥadīth number 2064:

حدَّثنا يحيى بنُ يحيى، وزُهَيْرُ بنُ حَرْبٍ، وإسحاقُ بنُ إبراهيمَ — قال زُهَيْرٌ: حدَّثنا، وقال الآخرانِ: — أخبرنا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأعمشِ، عن أبي حازمٍ، عن أبي هُرَيْرَةَ، قال: ما عاب رسولُ اللهِ — صلَّى اللهُ عليه وسلَّم — طعامًا قطُّ، كان إذا اشتهى شيئًا أكله، وإنْ كَرِهَهُ تركه

Abū Hurayrah said, “The Messenger of Allāh (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) never criticized food ever. If he wanted something, he would eat it. If he disliked it, he would leave it.”

وفي رِوَايَةٍ: ما رأيتُ رسولَ الله — صلَّى اللهُ عليه وسلَّم — عاب طعامًا قَطُّ، كان إذا اشتهاه أَكَلَهُ، وإنْ لَمْ يَشْتَهِهِ سَكَتَ

In another narration he said, “I never saw the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) criticize food ever. If he wanted it, he would eat it. If he did not want it, he would remain silent.”

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