Zabil

A basket in the form of a round bowl (or sometimes a cylindrical one), with a tight-fitting lid, made of colourful palm fronds and the pedestal stems in which food and fresh dates are kept

A man came to the Prophet (PBUH) and said: “The other person had a sexual intercourse with his wife in Ramadan”. He said: “Can you afford to manumit a slave?” He said: No, he said: “Can you fast for two successive months?” He replied No, he said: “Can you afford to feed sixty poor persons?” He said: No, he said: Then a basket full of dates was brought to the Prophet (PBUH), which isZabil-, The Prophet said: “Feed (poor people) with this by way of atonement.” He said, “(Should I feed it) to poorer people than we? There is no poorer house than ours between its (Medina’s) mountains.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Then feed your family with it.” “(Should I feed it) to poorer people than we? There is no poorer house than ours between its (Medina’s) mountains. The Prophet said: ” The Prophet (PBUH) said, “Then feed your family with it.” (Narrated by Bukhari)