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3335. 'Abdul-'Aziz bin Abu Hâzim said: My father told me: I asked Sahl bin Sa'd: "Did you
ever see dough made from well-sifted flour?" He said: "I never saw dough made from well-sifted flour until the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ passed away." I said: "Did they have sieves at the time of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ?" He said: "I never saw a sieve until the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ passed away." I said: "How did you eat barley that was not sifted?" He said: "We used to blow on it, and whatever flew away, flew away, and whatever was left we made dough with it." (Sahih)
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[1] To make it cooler.
Commentary
In the book An-Nihâyah the explanation of Huwwari is mentioned as "the bread that is made from sifted flour". However, in the Hadith it refers to the flour that is sifted frequently or white flour. The bread that is prepared from such flour is called Naqi.
Barley flour contains more husk than wheat flour. Therefore, it needs to be sieved more. In the period of the Prophet ﷺ wheat was rare, so the Tabi'i (a follower of the Companion) became astonished at how they used to eat barley flour without sifting it.
The Companion explained to him that they used to sift it lightly, which removes some husk, and it was sufficient for them, since they were simple people and did not bother much about it.
