Hadith 188
Abdullah ibn Jaafar radiyallahu anhu says, Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam ate Qith’thaa (cucumbers) with dates.
Commentary
Cucumber has a cold effect and dates have a hot one. By combining the two it becomes mild. From this hadith we gather that it is recommended that the effect (hot or cold) of things eaten should be taken into consideration. Cucumber is insipid and tasteless, and dates are sweet which results in the cucumber also tasting sweet.
Hadith 189
Aisha radiyallah anha reports that, Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam ate watermelon with fresh dates.
Commentary
In Tirmidhi and other narrations, in explaining this, Sayyidina Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam also said, The cold effect of one removes the heat of the other, and the heat of one removes the cold effect of the other.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
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