Cucumbers And Fresh Dates Eaten Together
Darussalam · Volume 4
29. Chapters On FoodSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 3324 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1104
Source no. 3324 · Volume 7 · Page 324
Sahih
صحيح، الصحيحة (١ / ٨٥ - ٨٦)
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3324. It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "My mother was trying to fatten me up when she wanted to send me to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ (when she got married), but nothing worked until I ate cucumbers with dates; then I grew plump like the best kind of plump." (Sahih)
3324 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: كَانَتْ أُمِّي تُعَالِجُنِي لِلسُّمْنَةِ، تُرِيدُ أَنْ تُدْخِلَنِي عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «فَمَا اسْتَقَامَ لَهَا ذَلِكَ، حَتَّى أَكَلْتُ الْقِثَّاءَ، بِالرُّطَبِ، فَسَمِنْتُ، كَأَحْسَنِ سِمْنَةٍ»
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‘Aishah ؓ was very thin before consummating her marriage. So, her mother wished her good health in order to appeal the Prophet ﷺ. According to the eastern medical principals the nature of cucumber is cool and the nature of dates is hot; eating them together makes their effects normal and the side effects disappear.