Hadith Question
Question
I just wanted to know if this hadeeth is authentic. Melon - Kharbuza / Tarbooz - The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said: ‘None of your women who are pregnant and eat of water melon will fail to produce offspring that is good in countenance".
Answer
We have not come across this.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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