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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-347 : FADILAT MEMAKAN TUJUH BIJI KURMA, ADAKAH KHUSUS BUAT KURMA AJWAH MADINAH SAHAJA ATAU UMUM BUAT SEMUA JENIS KURMA?
Is the virtue of eating seven dates in the morning specific to Ajwah dates of Madinah, or does it apply to all types of dates?
Short answer
Authentic hadith state that whoever eats seven Ajwah dates in the morning will be protected from poison and sorcery that day.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Authentic hadith state that whoever eats seven Ajwah dates in the morning will be protected from poison and sorcery that day. On the apparent meaning of the hadith, this virtue is linked to Ajwah dates. In discussing whether it is specific, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani cites several scholarly views: al-Khattabi attributes it to the blessing of the Prophet's supplication for the dates of Madinah, Ibn al-Tin suggests it may refer to a particular type of date in Madinah, and al-Maziri says it cannot be assessed through medical science and may have been specific to the people of the Prophet's time.
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Sesiapa yang memakan tujuh biji kurma Ajwah pada waktu pagi, tidak akan memberi mudarat sebarang racun mahupun sihir kepadanya pada hari tersebut.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-347 : FADILAT MEMAKAN TUJUH BIJI KURMA, ADAKAH KHUSUS BUAT KURMA AJWAH MADINAH SAHAJA ATAU UMUM BUAT SEMUA JENIS KURMA?”, 18 December 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/3898-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-347-fadilat-memakan-tujuh-biji-kurma-adakah-khusus-buat-kurma-ajwah-madinah-sahaja-atau-umum-buat-semua-jenis-kurma. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/virtue-eating-seven-dates-ajwah-or-all/