التَّمْر

Dates, General (Tamr)

Food General Tonic & ImmunityDigestive & Stomach

Dates as a staple food broadly, distinct from the existing Ajwa-specific entry (poison protection) and the Breaking-the-Fast entry — this covers dates' general place in the Prophetic diet.

sahih graded

بَيْتٌ لَا تَمْرَ فِيهِ جِيَاعٌ أَهْلُهُ

“A household with no dates in it — its people go hungry.” (meaning, not a literal translation)

Sahih Muslim 2046 Sahih

Ibn al-Qayyim's Commentary

Ibn al-Qayyim describes dates generally as warming and nourishing, forming a dietary staple alongside milk in the Hijaz, distinct from the specific protective property attributed to Ajwa dates in the morning-consumption hadith covered elsewhere on this site.

Caution

High in natural sugars; moderate intake if managing diabetes or blood sugar.