His food · طعامه · Hasan
The meals of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to eat watermelon with fresh dates, and he would say: "We temper the heat of this with the coolness of that, and the coolness of that with the heat of this."
- Narrated by
- Aisha
- Source
- Sunan Abi Dawud
- Reference
- 3836
- Grade
- Hasan: a good chain, one step below sahih.
- Place
- Medina
- Period
- After Hijra
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