His food · طعامه · Sahih
The meals of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
The Prophet ﷺ asked his family for something to eat with his bread. They said: "We have nothing but vinegar." He asked for it and began eating with it, saying: "What a good condiment vinegar is! What a good condiment vinegar is!"
- Narrated by
- Jabir ibn Abdillah
- Source
- Sahih Muslim
- Reference
- 2052a
- Grade
- Sahih: authentic chain of narration according to hadith scholars.
- Place
- Medina
- Period
- After Hijra
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