Dates and Melon Hadith ; It is narrated by Sayyidah Aishah that the Prophet ﷺ used to eat watermelon with dates
(At Tirmidhi)
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Aa’Isha [may Allaah be pleased with her] said, “Allaah’s Messenger [peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him] used to eat melon with fresh dates, and then said, ‘We remove the heat of this one (i.e. dates) with the coldness of this one (i.e. watermelon), and the coldness of this one (i.e. watermelon) with the heat of this one (i.e. dates)’”.
“The Prophet [peace and blesings of Allaah be upon him] only speaks based on revelation from Allaah. He was taught by his Lord about the specific qualities of these two types of foods, so he combined them when eating due to the reason mentioned, which is, ‘We remove the heat of this one (i.e. dates) with the coldness of this one (i.e. melon), and the coldness of this one (i.e. melon) with the heat of this one (i.e. dates)’. And to follow this example of the Prophet [peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him] – after a person learns about it – is a Sunnah in relation to the likes of these affairs”.
“And to follow this example of the Prophet [peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him] – after a person learns about it – is a Sunnah in relation to the likes of these affairs!”
These are two separate Hadiths. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) ate melon as well as cucumber with fresh dates, on separate occasions.
1) Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Ja’far ibn Abi Talib (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) said: “I saw Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) eating fresh dates with cucumber.”
(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 5440, Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 2043)
2) Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) reports: “Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would eat melon with ripe dates, saying: “The heat of this [dates] neutralises the coolness of that [melon].”
(Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith: 3832)
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