| Food | Description | Source |
| Butter | Abdur-Rahman(R.A.) was reported to have bought yogurt and butter in the marketplace. | Bukhari 3:264, 3:265 |
| Cucumber | Prophet Muhammad(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) was seen eating cucumber with fresh dates. | Muslim #5072 |
| Dates | - Allah's Messenger(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said: "A family which has dates will not be hungry."
- The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said: For him who say: Holy is Allah and to Him belongs all praise, a date tree is planted in Paradise.
- The ajwah dates come from Paradise, and they are a remedy for poison.
- The Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said: "When one of you is fasting, he should break his fast with dates; but if he cannot get any, then (he should break his fast) with water, for water is purifying."
- The Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said, "If somebody takes some 'Ajwa dates every morning, he will not be effected by poison or magic on that day till night." (Another narrator said seven dates).
| - Muslim, Narrated Aisha(R.A.)
- Transmitted Tirmidhi
- Narrated Abu Huraira, Trasmitted Tirmidhi, a hasan tradition
- Abud Dawud, Narrated Salman ibn Amir
- Bukhari 7:663, Narrated Saud
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| Gourd | I heard Anas bin Malik saying, "A tailor invited Allah's Apostle(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) to a meal which he had prepared. " Anas bin Malik said, "I accompanied Allah's Apostle(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) to that meal. He served the Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) with bread and soup made with gourd and dried meat. I saw the Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) taking the pieces of gourd from the dish." Anas added, "Since that day I have continued to like gourd." | Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 34, Number 305. Narrated Ishaq bin 'Abdullah bin Abu Talha |
| Honey | And your Lord inspired the bee, saying: "Take you habitations in the mountains and in the trees and in what they erect. "Then, eat of all fruits, and follow the ways of your Lord made easy (for you)." There comes forth from their bellies, a drink of varying colour wherein is healing for men. Verily, in this is indeed a sign for people who think. | Qur'an an-Nahl 16:68,69 |
| Melons | The Apostle of Allah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) used to eat melon with fresh dates, and he used to say: "The heat of the one is broken by the coolness of the other, and the coolness of the one by the heat of the other." | Abu Dawud, Narrated Aisha |
| Milk
| 'Abdullah bin Mas'oud narrated that Allah's Messenger(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said: "Drink cow milk, for cows graze on every kind of plant." (Sunan) Narrated Ibn 'Abbass(R.A.) Allah's Messenger(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said that the fat of milk was bad for the feverish and for those who suffer from headache. Qur'an 16:66: And verily! In the cattle, there is a lesson for you. We give you to drink of that which is in their bellies, from between excretions and blood, pure milk; palatable to the drinkers. | Sahih Bukhari and Muslim
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| Milk, Goat | Prophet Muhammad(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) was reported to have been pleased when once drinking goat milk. | Muslim #4984 |
| Olive Oil | Allah's Messenger(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said, "Eat olive oil and anoint yourselves with it, for it comes from a blessed tree." Hadhrat Abu Hurayra narrates that Rasulullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) stated, "Eat the olive oil and apply it (locally), since there is cure for seventy diseases in it, one of them is Leprosy." (Abu Naim) | Mishkat, Narrated Abu Usayd al-Ansari, transmitted by Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, and Daarimi |
| Pumpkin | Permissible and enjoyed by the Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) | Muslim #5068 |
| Rabbit | Eaten by the Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) | Bukhari 3:746 and Muslim |
| Vinegar | ..." a house in which there is vinegar is not devoid of condiments." | Tirmidhi #4222, Narrated Umm Hani, a hasan gharib tradition |
| Water | The Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said: Do not drink water in one gulp (or one breath) like a camel, but take it in two or three installments (with break for breaths); take the name of Allah (i.e. recite Bismillah) when you start drinking and praise Him (say Alhamdulillah) when you finish. | Transmitted by Tirmidhi, Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas |
| Yogurt | Abdur-Rahman was reported to have bought yogurt and butter in the marketplace. | Bukhari 3:264 |
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