Chapter: The eating of a spadix of the palm tree
Sahih al-Bukhari 5442
Narrated Aisha:
When Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) died, we had been satisfied by the two black things — dates and water.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5443
Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah:
There was a Jew in Medina who used to lend me money up to the season of plucking dates. Jabir had a piece of land on the way to Ruma. That year the land was not promising, so the payment of the debt was delayed for a year. The Jew came to me at the time of plucking but gathered nothing from my land. I asked him to give me one year respite, but he refused. This news reached the Prophet (peace be upon him), whereupon he said to his companions, “Let us go and ask the Jew for respite for Jabir.” All of them came to me in my garden, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) started speaking to the Jew, but the Jew said, “O Abu Qasim! I will not grant him respite.” When the Prophet (peace be upon him) saw the Jew’s attitude, he stood up and walked all around the garden and came again and talked to the Jew, but the Jew again refused. I got up and brought some ripe fresh dates and put them in front of the Prophet (peace be upon him). He ate and then said to me, “Where is your hut, O Jabir?” I informed him, and he said, “Spread out a bed for me in it.” I spread out a bed, and he entered and slept. When he woke up, I brought some dates to him again and he ate of it and then got up and talked to the Jew again, but the Jew again refused his request. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) got up for the second time amidst the palm trees loaded with fresh dates and said, “O Jabir! Pluck dates to repay your debt.” The Jew remained with me while I was plucking the dates till I paid him all his right, yet there remained extra quantity of dates. So I went out and proceeded till I reached the Prophet (peace be upon him) and informed him of the good news, whereupon he said, “I testify that I am Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him).”
Sahih al-Bukhari 5444
Narrated Abdullah bin Umar:
While we were sitting with the Prophet (peace be upon him), fresh dates were brought to him. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “There is a tree among the trees which is as blessed as a Muslim.” I thought that it was the date palm tree and intended to say, “It is the date-palm tree, O Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him)!” but I looked behind to see that I was the tenth and youngest of ten men present there, so I kept quiet. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “It is the date-palm tree.”
Chapter: Al-‘Ajwa (a special kind of date)
Sahih al-Bukhari 5445
Narrated Sa’d:
Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “He who eats seven ‘Ajwa dates every morning will not be affected by poison or magic on the day he eats them.”
Chapter: To eat two dates at a time
Sahih al-Bukhari 5446
Narrated Jabala bin Suhaim:
At the time of Ibn Az-Zubair, we were struck with famine, and he provided us with dates for our food. Abdullah bin Umar used to pass by us while we were eating and say, “Do not eat two dates together at a time, for the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade the taking of two dates together at a time (in a gathering).” Ibn Umar used to add, “Unless one takes the permission of one’s companions.”
Chapter: The snake cucumber
Sahih al-Bukhari 5447
Narrated Abdullah bin Ja‘far:
I saw the Prophet (peace be upon him) eating fresh dates with snake cucumbers.
Chapter: The goodness of the date-palm tree
Sahih al-Bukhari 5448
Narrated Ibn Umar:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “There is a tree among the trees which is similar to a Muslim (in goodness), and that is the date palm tree.”
Chapter: The taking of two kinds of fruit or food at a time
Sahih al-Bukhari 5449
Narrated Abdullah bin Ja‘far:
I saw Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) eating fresh dates with snake cucumbers.
Chapter: Whoever admitted the guests in batches of ten persons (by turns)
Sahih al-Bukhari 5450
Narrated Anas:
My mother, Umm Sulaim, took a Mudd of barley grain, ground it, and made porridge from it, and pressed over it a butter skin she had with her. Then she sent me to the Prophet (peace be upon him), and I reached him while he was sitting with his companions. I invited him, whereupon he said, “And those who are with me?” I returned and said, “He says, ‘And those who are with me?’” Abu Talha went out to him and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him)! It is just a meal prepared by Umm Sulaim.” The Prophet (peace be upon him) entered, and the food was brought to him. He said, “Let ten persons enter upon me.” Those ten entered and ate their fill. Again he said, “Let ten more enter upon me.” Those ten entered and ate their fill. Then he said, “Let ten more enter upon me.” He called forty persons in all. Then Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) ate and got up. I started looking at the food to see if it decreased or not.
Chapter: The eating of garlic or other (bad smelling vegetables)
Sahih al-Bukhari 5451
Narrated Abdul Aziz:
It was said to Anas, “What did you hear the Prophet (peace be upon him) saying about garlic?” Anas replied, “Whoever has eaten (garlic) should not approach our mosque.”