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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-420: HADITH KELEBIHAN BUAH TEMBIKAI
Is there any authentic hadith about the virtues of watermelon?
Short answer
No authentic hadith states a specific virtue of eating watermelon.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
No authentic hadith states a specific virtue of eating watermelon. The only established report is from Aisyah that the Prophet SAW ate watermelon together with fresh dates. Benefits mentioned by scientists may be accepted even without a hadith on the matter. It is forbidden to narrate or spread the inauthentic watermelon hadiths, except to point out that they are false.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kesimpulannya, tidak terdapat hadith-hadith yang sahih pada menceritakan berkaitan kelebihan memakan buah tembikai melainkan hadith yang menceritakan bahawa Nabi SAW pernah memakannya.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-420: HADITH KELEBIHAN BUAH TEMBIKAI”, 4 October 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/3718-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-420-hadith-kelebihan-buah-tembikai. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/authentic-hadith-virtues-of-watermelon/