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Authentic hadithUpdated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM
📖 1 min readعن صفية بنت شيبة رضي الله عنها قالت: «أَوْلَمَ النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم على بعض نسائه بِمُدَّيْنِ من شعير».
This Hadīth informs us that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) married one of the Mothers of the Believers and held a wedding dinner, for which just two Mudds of barley were cooked; nothing else was available, and this signifies the Prophet's limited resources. Nevertheless, he did not neglect this Sunnah, despite his difficult situation. And this proves that a wedding dinner can be held with less than a sheep, and also that it is valid to hold a wedding dinner with the food that is available, as one is required to offer what is within one’s ability.
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