English
Umm Hani narrated: The Prophet (ﷺ) visited me and said: “Do you have anything?” I said: “No, only dry bread and vinegar.” He said: “Bring it; no house with vinegar as a condiment is barren.” 1
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- Candidate: Jami al-Tirmidhi 1841 (unverified) 94% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) The statement: “No house with vinegar as a condiment is barren”: This encourages not looking down on bread and vinegar and asking for food from someone with whom the asker is not shy due to sincere love and knowledge of their generosity, per “Al-Mirqat.”
Note 1
(١)قوله: ما أقفر من أدم فيه خل: اعلم أن في الحديث الحث على عدم النظر للخبز والخل بعين الاحتقار، وأنه لا بأسبسؤال الطعام ممن لا يستحيي السائل منه لصدق المحبة والعلم بعودة المسؤول لذلك. كذا في (المرقاة).