Hadiths on Foods and Drinks

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42 explained prophetic hadiths on "Foods and Drinks": Arabic text, translation, explanation and lessons, with authenticity grade and references.

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This category gathers 38 hadiths on foods and drinks, in 5 sub-themes: the general rulings on foods and drinks, what is lawful and unlawful among animals and birds, slaughtering, hunting, and forbidden drinks. The most detailed sub-theme is that of animals and birds with 15 hadiths, ahead of slaughtering (7 hadiths) and hunting (5 hadiths). Forbidden drinks and the general rulings complete the set (5 hadiths each).

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

The list of hadiths on Foods and Drinks

Authentic hadith I went to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and asked: 'We live in the land of the People of the Book; can we eat i Authentic hadith We chased a rabbit at Marr Azh-Zhahrān. The people ran after it but they got tired. Authentic The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sacrificed two black and white horned rams, which he slaughtered with his hand, as he mentio Authentic hadith O Messenger of Allah, is it forbidden? He said: No. Yet it is not found in the land of my people, and I feel that I have no liking for it. Khālid said Authentic hadith We were hosted by Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari (may Allah be pleased with him) and he asked for the food to be served and it had chicken meat in it. Authentic hadith May Allah destroy the Jews; the fat of animals was forbidden for them, but they melted it and sold it. Authentic These animals have instincts like those of the wild beasts, so if you lose control over one of them, treat it in this way Authentic Whoever keeps a dog, except a dog for hunting or for guarding livestock, his deeds will be reduced by two Qirāts every day Authentic hadith We participated with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) in seven battles wherein we ate locusts. Authentic hadith We slaughtered a horse and ate it at the time of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade eating the flesh of domestic donkeys and permitted that of horses. Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) put me in charge of slaughtering his camels (which he wanted to sacrifice); and t Authentic hadith I saw Ibn ‘Umar passing by a man who had made his camel kneel down so as to slaughter it. Ibn ‘Umar said: Slaughter it while it is standing with one l Authentic Verily, Allah has enjoined kindness in all things Authentic Indeed, Allah and His Messenger have forbidden selling alcohol, dead animals, swine, and idols Authentic hadith What an excellent dip vinegar is! What an excellent dip vinegar is Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) liked sweets and honey, and whenever he finished the ‘Asr prayer, he would visit Authentic hadith Allah sent down the verse wherein He prohibited alcohol at a time when there was no other (intoxicant) drink in Madīnah except that prepared from date Authentic Every intoxicant is Khamr (alcoholic drink), and every intoxicant is prohibited. Whoever drinks Khamr in this world and dies while being addicted to i Authentic hadith Raisins used to be soaked for the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) in a water skin, and he would drink it that day, th Authentic hadith It is not a medicine, but an ailment Authentic hadith It is sustenance that Allah brought out for you. Do you have anything from its meat with you, so that you would feed us? We sent some of its meat to t Authentic forbade (eating the flesh of) all carnivorous animals that have fangs and all birds that have talons Authentic hadith Are hyenas a type of game (animal)? Jābir replied: Yes Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade riding the camel that feeds on dung as well as drinking its milk Authentic hadith Umm Hufayd, Ibn ‘Abbās's aunt, sent some dried yogurt, ghee (butter), and a mastigure (sand lizard) to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be Authentic hadith If you shoot your arrow and it disappears from sight and you find it later, you may eat it (the game) unless it smells bad Authentic hadith Some people said: O Messenger of Allah, meat was brought to us by some people, and we are not sure whether the name of Allah has been mentioned on it Authentic hadith A woman slaughtered a sheep with a sharp stone. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about it and he ordered that it be Authentic hadith We asked the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) about the fetus (of edible animals). He said: Eat it if you wish, for it Authentic Whoever performs our prayer, faces our Qiblah (direction of the Ka‘bah), and eats from our slaughtered animals—that is the Muslim who enjoys the prote Authentic Indeed, wine has been declared unlawful Hasan Whatever intoxicates in large amounts, its small amount is forbidden Authentic hadith When you let loose your trained dog (after a game) and you mention the name of Allah, then eat what it catches for you Authentic Indeed, Allah has enjoined Ihsān (kindness/excellence) in all things Authentic Every intoxicant is prohibited Authentic hadith Two kinds of dead meat and two kinds of blood have been made lawful for you. The two kinds of dead meat are fish and locusts, and the two kinds of blo Authentic hadith If a fly falls into the drink of any one of you, he should dip it (in the drink) and then remove it, for in one of its wings there is a disease and in Authentic hadith Whatever is cut from an animal while it is alive, then it is dead flesh Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about making vinegar out of an alcoholic drink. He said: No Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) ordered to kill geckos, saying: They used to blow into [the fire] on Ibrahīm Authentic hadith If anyone kills a gecko in the first strike will have one hundred good deeds recorded for him; and with the second strike lesser than that and with th
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Al-Ahzab 33:56

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