The hadith of Abu ibn Ka'b that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The food of the son of Adam has been made a parable for the world
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The Shaykh: In this same meaning is the hadith that follows it by one hadith; because the hadith of al-Dahhak ibn Sufyan is weak in its chain of narration.
The hadith of Abu ibn Ka'b is good in its chain of narration: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: .
It was narrated by Abdullah ibn Ahmad, and Ibn Hibban in his "Sahih".
His saying: with a shaddah on the zay: it is from "al-qazh" which is spices. They call them spices today. It is said: I seasoned the pot when you put the spices in it. : with a sukun on the lam is well known.
It means that the food of the son of Adam has been made a parable for the world, and even if this food, as we said in the previous hadith, is made good; such that he seasons it, he puts appetizers for it as they say today, and he puts for it - also - salt; because it is not eaten without salt, but what is the end of this salting and this seasoning? Look at what it becomes, to this the world becomes; may Allah except what is for Allah from it; this is what remains.
And for this reason he followed the previous hadith with the following hadith ... .
The hadith of Abu ibn Ka'b is good in its chain of narration: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:
The food of the son of Adam has been made a parable for the world, and even if he seasons it and salts it; so look at what it becomes
إنَّ مَطعَمَ ابنِ آدَمَ جُعِلَ مثَلًا للدُّنيا ، وإن قَزَّحَهُ ومَلَحَهُ ؛ فانظُرْ إلى ما يَصيرُIt was narrated by Abdullah ibn Ahmad, and Ibn Hibban in his "Sahih".
His saying:
seasons it
قزَّحَهُand salts it
ومَلَحَهIt means that the food of the son of Adam has been made a parable for the world, and even if this food, as we said in the previous hadith, is made good; such that he seasons it, he puts appetizers for it as they say today, and he puts for it - also - salt; because it is not eaten without salt, but what is the end of this salting and this seasoning? Look at what it becomes, to this the world becomes; may Allah except what is for Allah from it; this is what remains.
And for this reason he followed the previous hadith with the following hadith ... .
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