Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Al-Ghaashiya, Ayah 6

Al-Ghaashiya · Ayah 6 · View Ayah
لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍۢ
For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant

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Al-Jalalayn Commentary

They will have no food except cactus darī‘ — a type of thorn plant which no animal grazes on because of its vileness —

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(No food for them) in those abysmal pits (save bitter thorn fruit) the shabraq plant which grows in the roads of Mecca, which is eaten by camels when it is soft but when it is hard it becomes like the claws of cats.

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Sunan Abu Dawud#3826Sahih in chain

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: He who eats from this plant should not come near the mosques.

Narrated by Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar:
Sunan Ibn Majah#750

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever eats anything from this plant, let him not come to the mosque.’”

Narrated by It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said:
Sunan an-Nasa'i#710Sahih

"O people, you eat of two plants which I do not think are anything but bad, this onion and garlic. I have seen the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ), if he noticed their smell coming from a man, ordering that he b...

Narrated by It was narrated from Ma'dam bin Abi Talhah that 'Umar bin Al-Khattab said:
Sahih Muslim#5201Sahih

He who ate seven dates (of the land situated) between these two lava plains in the morning, no poison will harm him until it is evening.

Narrated by Amir b. Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas, on the authority of his father, reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) having said:
Sunan Ibn Majah#748Da'if

“O people, you eat two plants that I find are nothing but obnoxious; this garlic and this onion. At the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), if a foul odour was detected from a man, I would see him sei...

Narrated by It was narrated from Ma’dan bin Abu Talhah Al-Ya’muri that ‘Umar bin Khattab stood up one Friday to deliver a sermon, or, he delivered a sermon one Friday. He praised Allah, then he said:
Sunan Ibn Majah#3099Sahih

“O people, you eat two plants which I do not regard as anything but offensive: This garlic and these onions. At the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), I would see a man, if the smell (of these vegeta...

Narrated by It was narrated from Ma’dan bin Abu Talhah Al-Ya’muri that ‘Umar bin Khattab stood up one Friday delivering a sermon. He praised and glorified Allah, then he said:
Sahih Muslim#1155Sahih

He who eats of this plant, i. e. garlic, should not come to us in our mosque, and he made no mention of onions or leek.

Narrated by Ibn Juraij has narrated it with the same chain of transmitters:
Sunan Abu Dawud#3825Sahih

Zirr ibn Hubaysh said: Hudhayfah traced, I think, to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) the saying: He who spits in the direction of the qiblah will come on the Day of Resurrection in the state that his saliv...

Narrated by Narrated Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman:
Sahih al-Bukhari#6219Sahih

A complete month would pass by during which we would not make a fire (for cooking), and our food used to be only dates and water unless we were given a present of some meat.

Narrated by Narrated `Aisha:
Sahih Muslim#7253Sahih

I heard Uqba b. Ghazwan as saving: I found myself as the seventh amongst the seven who had been along with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). We had nothing to eat but the leaves of hubla (a wild tree) until the ...

Narrated by Khalid b. Umair reported:

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