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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Meaning of His (peace and blessings be upon him) Saying: “A house in which there is no date is a house whose people are hungry”

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Question:
May Allah keep you safe. In his other question, he says: A hadith was reported in Sahih Muslim:
A house without dates, its inhabitants will be hungry.بيت لا تمر فيه جياع أهله
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1815Sahih (Darussalam)
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what was the meaning of this traditionما معنى هذا الحديث
Mishkat al-Masabih 30:114
? Is it specific to the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? I ask your honor to clarify this. Did it occur to you?

Answer:
The hadith is authentic, and its meaning is that a house in which there are no dates will have its people afflicted with hunger, because dates are ready food, ready food that is easy to eat at any time, especially for the hungry, unlike other foods which require preparation and cooking, and the waiting for the hungry and needy person to eat may be prolonged. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5478- معنى قوله ﷺ: «بيت لا تمر فيه جياع أهله» - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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