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Maalik bin Dinaar RA. says: "Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam never filled his stomach with meat and bread, except at the time of Dafaf. I asked a bedouin. 'What does Dafaf mean?' He replied: 'It is to eat together with people". [SHAMAAIL]

The meaning of Dafaf was 'Khafi' or small. The linguists therefore still differ. For this reason Mailik bin Dinaar RA asked a bedouin the meaning. Some have said that 'to eat a stomachful in company means that if he was invited he ate a full meal, otherwise at ordinary times he did not have a chance to eat enough to fill his stomach. It is also known that for many days Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam went without food. In spite of all this, whenever Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam received anything, he distributed it to the As-haab as-Suffah. In such circumstances when could he have ever filled his stomach? Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam ate a stomachful when invited so that guests would not get up with Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam while they still remained hungry. When Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam had guests, although not having anything available, he used to care for them, and find for them whatever could be made available.

NOTE: Wherever it is mentioned that Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam ate a stomachful, it will mean he ate two-thirds of the stomach's capacity. This also applied at invitations. He never ate till his stomach was completely full at any gathering, nor while alone.

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"'n Afrikaanse Moslem Webtuiste en 'n Blog gerig op die Afrikaanssprekende Christen deur S'aad Bekker:

"Miskien het jy dit al raakgesien of dalk wonder jy waar kom ek aan die storie dat die Suid Afrikaanse Christen-Wêreld besig is om in duie te stort en die Christene haweloos en Kerkloos te laat... Wel, dalk is ek meer bewus daarvan omdat ek uit daardie wêreld kom, toe ek in 2007 'n Moslem geword het. As Moslems nie doelbewus gaan uitreik na die Christene om ons, en hulle uitnooi om Moslems te word en by ons aan te sluit nie, gaan hulle, insha'Allah, baie seer kry en waarskynlik "godloos" opeindig in die waan dat alles wel is terwyl ons as Moslems weet daar kom wel 'n Oordeelsdag... of wat dink jy?

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½ kg leg mutton or ½ chicken (cut, washed)
2 onions (large)
3 potatoes (peeled, cut in ¼‘s)
2 brinjals (cut in ¼‘s)
3 carrots (peeled and sliced -3 cm long chips)
1-2 green peppers (cut small- in 3 cm cubes)
3 mealies on cob (cut small – in 3 cm pieces)
3 – 4 baby marrows (cut small – 3 cm slices)
¼ kg beans (cut French style)
1 cup peas
½ cabbage (shredded)
1 Large tomato (grated)
1 d.spoon ginger
½ d.spoon garlic
¾ d. spoon red chillie powder
1d.spoon dhana jeeru
¼ d.spoon arad
½ d.spoon salt
1½ cup sour milk
3 beetroot (cut in quarters & boil separately- until well cooked – drain)

Method:
Clean and cut chicken into small pieces. Slice onion (not very thinly). Place all the washed and drained chicken, veg, spices and sour milk in a large dish. Toss around well until spices coat meat and veg well. Fry onion in about 3 -4 tbsp ghee or oil. Add some taj, lavang, pepper- corn. Add all the chicken, veg to pot and cook on low heat 2-3 hours, until chicken and veg are well cooked, being careful not to squash veg while stirring. Add more spices if desired. If meat is used, it should be cooked a while before add-ing vegetables. Avoid stirring too often.

Al-Imam al-Waqidi, the great historian, was born at the beginning of 130AH in al-Madinah, where he began his studies. He was a student of al-Imam Malik RA.

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