Is the following Hadith authentic?
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
“The blessing is removed from the middle of the food so eat from its edges and don’t eat from the middle.” (Tirmidhi)
Answer:
The actual wording of the Hadith is as follows:
Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) reports that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Barakah/blessing descends on the middle of the food, so eat from the edges/sides and not the middle.”
(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 1805)
Imam Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) has graded the Hadith authentic (hasanun sahih).
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar