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Foods (Kitab Al-At'imah)

كتاب الأطعمة

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Regarding checking dates for worms before eating

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Hadith 21
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ENGLISH

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Do not eat meat with a knife, for it is a foreign practice, but bite it, for it is more beneficial and wholesome. Abu Dawud said: This tradition is not strong.

ARABIC

‏ لاَ تَقْطَعُوا اللَّحْمَ بِالسِّكِّينِ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ صَنِيعِ الأَعَاجِمِ وَانْهَسُوهُ فَإِنَّهُ أَهْنَأُ وَأَمْرَأُ ‏