Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: As-Saaffaat, Ayah 146
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(And We caused a tree of gourd to grow above him;
Related Hadiths
“The Prophet (ﷺ) like gourd.”
“I entered upon the Prophet (ﷺ) in his house, and he had some of this gourd. I said: ‘What is this?’ He said: ‘This is Qar’; it is Dubba’. We augment our food with it.”*
"He forbade Ad-Dubba' (gourds) specifically."
I was a young boy when I once was walking with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) entered the house of his slave tailor and the latter brought a dish filled with food covered with pieces o...
"We said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we have grapevines; what should we do with them?' He said: 'Make raisins.' We said: 'What should we do with the raisins?' He said: 'Soak them in the morning and drink ...
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave me my Kunyah because of a plant that I used to care for."
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went to (the house of) his slave tailor, and he was offered (a dish of) gourd of which he started eating. I have loved to eat gourd since I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) eating it.
We were with Prophet (ﷺ) and he asked for something to drink. A man from the company asked: Should we not give you nabidh (drink made from dates) to drink ? He replied : Yes . The man went quickly an...
that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "He was called Al-Khadir because he sat on a barren Farwah and it turned green beneath him."
Ishaq b. Suwaid reported through the same chain of transmitters but for the difference that he substituted the word" gourd" for" waterskin" (meant for preserving wine).
Al-Jalalayn Commentary
And We made a gourd plant to grow above him to provide shade for him with its stem which is not the case usually with gourds as a miracle for him; a mountain goat would come to him in the morning and in the evening and he would drink its milk until he finally regained his strength.