Sahih Muslim Hadith 5315 – It Is Permissible To

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[5315] 141 – (2039) Jâbir bin 'Abdullâh said: "When the ditch was dug (for the Battle of Trench), I saw that the Messenger of Allah was very hungry. I went to my wife and said to her: 'Do you have anything? For I have seen that the Messenger of Allah is very hungry.' She brought out a bag in which there was a Sâ' of barley. We had a lamb, which I slaughtered, and she ground (the barley), and she finished when I finished. I cut up (the lamb) and put it in the pot, then I went back to the Messenger of Allah . She said: 'Do not embarrass me before the Messenger of Allah and those who are with him.' I came to him and whispered to him, (saying) '0 Messenger of Allah, we have slaughtered an animal of ours, and we have ground a â' of barley that we had, so come with a small group.' The Messenger of Allah called out: '0 People of the Ditch! Jâbir had made food for you, come along!' And the Messenger of Allah said (to me): 'Do not move your pot from the hearth or bake your bread until I come." I came and the Messenger of Allah came ahead of the people. I came to my wife and she said: 'Woe to you, woe to you!' I said: 'I did what you told me.' She brought out our dough for him and he spat in it and blessed it. Then he went to our pot and spat in it and blessed it. Then he said: 'Call a woman to bake with you, and serve food from your pot but do not remove it from the hearth.' There were one thousand men, and I swear by Allah that they ate until they left and went away, and our pot was still brimming as before, and our dough was still being baked as before."