English translation
1839. Jābir narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: “What an excellent condiment vinegar is.” (Saḥīḥ)
Hadith 1839
What Has Been Related About Vinegar
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Darussalam · Volume 3
23. The Chapters On Food From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
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الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 420
Al-Albani source references (1)
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Source no. 1839 · Volume 4 · Page 339
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (٣٣١٦ و ٣٣١٧)
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Arabic text
١٨٣٩ - حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَرَفَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُبَارَكُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ هُوَ أَخُو سُفْيَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الثَّوْرِيِّ ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «نِعْمَ الْإِدَامُ» الْخَلُّ.
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Idām’s plural form (Udum) also behaves like the singular. Vinegar was in common use among the Arabs, and they ate it with bread. There was a time in our part of the world as well when people used to eat bread with brown sugar, onion or pepper quite heartily.