Fatwa ID: 06971

Answered by: Alimah Jannatun Nessa

Question: 

Assalamu alaykum, are pumpkins and gourds the favourite food of the prophet or is there a food even more beloved to him (Peace be upon him)?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُحِبُّ الْحَلْوَاءَ وَالْعَسَلَ‏.‏

Aisha RA narrated that “the Prophet SAW used to love sweet edible things and honey.” [Sahih al-Bukhari 5431]

From the Ahadith regarding the Prophet SAW’s diet, it is evident that He SAW was fond of sweet food items, and pumpkin/squash was undoubtedly one of them. 

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ خَيَّاطًا، دَعَا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِطَعَامٍ صَنَعَهُ، فَذَهَبْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَرَّبَ خُبْزَ شَعِيرٍ وَمَرَقًا فِيهِ دُبَّاءٌ وَقَدِيدٌ، فَرَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَتَتَبَّعُ الدُّبَّاءَ مِنْ حَوَالَىِ الْقَصْعَةِ، فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أُحِبُّ الدُّبَّاءَ بَعْدَ يَوْمِئِذٍ‏.‏

Anas bin Malik RA narrated: A tailor invited the Prophet (ﷺ) to a meal which he had prepared, and I went along with the Prophet (ﷺ). The tailor presented barley bread and soup containing pumpkin and cured meat. I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) picking the pieces of pumpkin from around the dish, and it has been since then that I have kept on loving pumpkin. [Sahih al-Bukhari 5436]

Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.

Written by Alimah Jannatun Nessa

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham