Jami’ at-Tirmidhi is one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam, compiled by Imam Abu ‘Isa Muhammad at-Tirmidhi. It is notable for its classification of hadith based on authenticity and legal relevance, and includes commentary on the reliability of narrators and juristic differences among scholars.

Book 25, The Book on Food, discusses the etiquette of eating, permissible and prohibited foods, and related guidance.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 25, Hadith 1

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 25, Hadith 1 Narrated Yunus: From Qatadah, that Anas said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) never ate on a table, nor on small plates, not did he eat thin bread.” He (Yunus) said: “I asked Qatadah: ‘So what did he eat on ?’ He said: ‘On these leather dining sheets.’” . حَدَّثَنَا […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 25, Hadith 2

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 25, Hadith 2 Narrated Hisham b. Zaid: “I heard Anas saying: ‘Once we provoked a rabbit at Marr Az-Zahran. So the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) rushed after it, and I caught up to it and captured it. I brought it to Abu Talhah who slaughtered it with Marwah. He […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 25, Hadith 3

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 25, Hadith 3 Narrated Ibn ‘Umar: “The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about eating a mastigure and he said: ‘I do not eat it, and I do not prohibit eating it.’” There are narrations on this topic from ‘Umar, Abu Sa’eed, Ibn ‘Abbas, Thabit bin Wadi’ah, Jabir, and ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Hasanah. This Hadith […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 25, Hadith 4

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 25, Hadith 4 Narrated Ibn Abi ‘Ammar: “I asked Jabir: ‘Is badger kind of game animal?’ He said: ‘Yes.’” He said: “I said: ‘Should I eat it?’ He said: ‘Yes.’” He said: ‘I said: ‘Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say that ?’ He said: ‘Yes.’” This Hadith is Hasan Sahih. Some […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 25, Hadith 5

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 25, Hadith 5 Narrated Khuzaimah bin Jaz’: “I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about eating badger. He said: ‘Does anyone eat badger?’ So I asked him about eating wolf’ He said: ‘Does anyone who has any good in him eat wolf?’” The chain for this Hadith is not strong. We do […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 25, Hadith 6

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 25, Hadith 6 Narrated Jabir: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) allowed us to eat horse meat, and he forbade us from eating donkey meat.” He said: There is something on this from Asma’ bin Abi Bakr. Abu ‘Eisa said: This Hadith is Hasan Sahih. This is how it was reported by more […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 25, Hadith 7

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 25, Hadith 7 Narrated ‘Abdullah and Al-Hasan, the sons of Muhammad bin ‘Ali: Fromt their father, that ‘Ali said: “During the time of Khaibar, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited Mut’ah with women and eating the meat of domesticated donkeys. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 25, Hadith 8

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 25, Hadith 8 Another chain and ‘Abdullah bin Muhammad’s Kunyah is Abu Hisham. Az-Zuhri said: “Al-Hasan bin Muhammad was the more acceptable of the two.” And he mentioned similarly. Others besides Sa’eed bin ‘Abdur-Rahman narrated from Ibn ‘Uyainah: “Abd ‘Abdullah bin Muhammad was the more acceptable of the two.” This Hadith is […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 25, Hadith 9

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 25, Hadith 9 Narrated Abu Hurairah: “On the day of Khaibar, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited every predator possessing canines, and the Mujath-thamah, and the domestic donkey.” He said: There are narrations on this topic from ‘Ali, Jabir, Al-Bara’, Ibn Abi Awfa, Anas, Al-‘Irbad bin Sariyah, Abu Tha’labah, Ibn ‘Umar and […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 25, Hadith 10

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 25, Hadith 10 Narrated Abu Tha’labah Al-Khushani: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked about the pots of Zorastrians. He said: ‘Clean them by washing them, and then cook in them.” And he prohibited every predator possessing canines.” This is a well known Hadith of Abu Tha’labah, and it has been reported […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 25, Hadith 11

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 25, Hadith 11 Narrated Abu Tha’labah Al-Khushani: That he said: “O Messenger of Allah! We live in a land of the People of Book and we cook in their containers, and drink in their vessels.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “If you do not find other than them, then rinse them […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 25, Hadith 12

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 25, Hadith 12 Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: From Maimunah that a mouse fell in some cooking fat and died. So the Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about that and he said: “Remove it (the mouse) and what was around it and then eat it (the fat).” He said: There are something on this topic […]