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How sound is the Hadith: "Were it not for the Children of Israel, food would not spoil and meat would not rot; and were it not for Eve, no female would ever betray her husband," and what does it mean?

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The Hadith is authentic, narrated by Al-Bukhari and Muslim. The meaning of "Had it not been for Eve, no female would ever betray her husband" is that no female would ever betray him. Eve was named so because she is the mother of every living being. The judge said that its meaning is that she is the mother of the daughters of Adam, and they resembled her in what transpired between her and Iblis. As for "Had it not been for the Children of Israel, food would not have spoiled, nor meat rotted," its meaning is that when the manna and quails were sent down to them, Allah forbade them from hoarding them, but they hoarded them, and they spoiled and stank, and that continued from that time onward.

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