Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Um Hufaid bint Al-Harith bin Hazn presented the Prophet with some butter, dried yoghurt (curd milk) and mastigures as a gift. The Prophet then asked for a meal (mastigures etc. to be put) and it was eaten over his table cloth, but the Prophet did not eat of it, as he had aversion to it. But if it had been illegal to eat, it would not have been eaten over his table cloth nor would he have ordered that (mastigures meat) to be eaten.
Read More..Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet said, Whoever has eaten garlic or onion, should keep away from us, or should keep away from our mosque and should stay at home. Ibn Wahb said, Once a plate full of cooked vegetables was brought to the Prophet at Badr. Detecting a bad smell from it, he asked about the dish and was informed of the kinds of vegetables in contained. He then said, Bring it near, and so it was brought near to one of his companions who was with him. When the Prophet saw it, he disliked eating it and said (to his companion), Eat, for I talk in secret to ones whom you do not talk to.
Read More..Narrated Jubair bin Mut`im: A lady came to Allah's Apostle and she talked to him about something, and he gave her some order. She said, O Allah's Apostle! If I should not find you? He said, If you should not find me, then go to Abu Bakr. Ibrahim bin Sa`d said, As if she meant the death (of the Prophet).
Read More..Narrated Humaid bin 'Abdur-Rahman that he heard Mu'awiya talking to a group of people from Quraish at Al-Madina, and on mentioning Ka'b Al-Ashbar, he said, He was one of the most truthful of those who used to talk about the people of the Scripture, yet we used to detect certain faults in his information.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: The people of the Book used to read the Torah in Hebrew and then explain it in Arabic to the Muslims. Allah's Apostle said (to the Muslims). Do not believe the people of the Book, nor disbelieve them, but say, 'We believe in Allah and whatever is revealed to us, and whatever is revealed to you.'
Read More..Narrated Ubaidullah: Ibn `Abbas said, Why do you ask the people of the scripture about anything while your Book (Qur'an) which has been revealed to Allah's Apostle is newer and the latest? You read it pure, undistorted and unchanged, and Allah has told you that the people of the scripture (Jews and Christians) changed their scripture and distorted it, and wrote the scripture with their own hands and said, 'It is from Allah,' to sell it for a little gain. Does not the knowledge which has come to you prevent you from asking them about anything? No, by Allah, we have never seen any man from them asking you regarding what has been revealed to you!
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