Food & drink

Something ordinary described as a gift

A desert fungus, named alongside what was sent to Banū Isrā'īl.

الْكَمْأَةُ مِنَ الْمَنِّ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى عَلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَمَاؤُهَا شِفَاءٌ لِلْعَيْنِ

Truffles are a kind of manna which Allah sent to the children of Israel, and their water is a cure for the eye.

The full narration

Sa'id b. Zaid b. 'Amr b. Nufail reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Truffles are a kind of 'Manna' which Allah the Glorious and Exalted, sent down upon the people of Israil, and its juice is a medicine for the eyes

Source

Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim · 5345

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  • Agreed upon as authentic (al-Bukhārī / Muslim)
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