The Meaning of His (peace be upon him) Saying: Food for Food
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the meaning of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him), "food for food," in the aforementioned hadith?
Answer:
This falls under the category of parallelism, and the food is not guaranteed because it was a gift to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). It was a gift to the Messenger, and the Messenger did not return the food; rather, he returned the vessel. He only said "food for food" in the sense of parallelism and similarity. Yes, otherwise, the food is a gift to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and a gift, once accepted, becomes binding; it is not returned to its owner, and the owner cannot take it back after acceptance. His sayingBulugh al-Maram 7:186.
Honorable Shaykh, what is the meaning of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him), "food for food," in the aforementioned hadith?
Answer:
This falls under the category of parallelism, and the food is not guaranteed because it was a gift to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). It was a gift to the Messenger, and the Messenger did not return the food; rather, he returned the vessel. He only said "food for food" in the sense of parallelism and similarity. Yes, otherwise, the food is a gift to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and a gift, once accepted, becomes binding; it is not returned to its owner, and the owner cannot take it back after acceptance. His saying
The one who repossesses a gift is like a dog which vomits and then returns to its vomit.
صلى الله عليه وسلم العائد في هبته تنسل ليقيه ثم يعود في قيئه
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معنى قول النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم "طعام بطعام" — alfawzan.live
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