In this episode of Meals from the Sunnah, we combine dates and cucmbers to make a Prophetic dish.
Abdullah ibn Ja’far reported:
I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, eating fresh dates with cucumbers.
Sahih Muslim
Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) combined cucumbers with ripe dates saying: “the heat of the latter is reduced by the coolness of the former.”
(Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawood and Ibn Majah)
Ingredients
- Date
- Cucumber sliced
Method
- Deseed date
- Place thinly sliced cucumber inside date