Volume 7, Book 65, Number 345:
Narrated Abu Mas’ud Al-Ansari:
There was a man called Abu Shu’aib, and he had a slave who was a butcher. He said (to his slave),
“Prepare a meal to which I may invite Allah’s Apostle along with four other men.” So he invited Al –
lah’s Apostle and four other men, but another man followed them whereupon the Prophet said, “You
have invited me as one of five guests, but now another man has followed us. If you wish you can ad –
mit him, and if you wish you can refuse him.” On that the host said, “But I admit him.” Narrated
Muhammad bin Isma’il: If guests are sitting at a dining table, they do not have the right to carry food
from other tables to theirs, but they can pass on food from their own table to each other; otherwise
they should leave it.
Volume 7, Book 65, Number 361:
Narrated Anas:
My mother, Um Sulaim, took a Mudd of barley grain, ground it and made porridge from it, and
pressed (over it), a butter skin she had with her. Then she sent me to the Prophet, and I reached him
while he was sitting with his companions. I invited him, whereupon he said, “And those who are
with me?’ I returned and said, “He says, ‘And those who are with me?” Abu Talha went out to him
and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! It is just a meal prepared by Um Sulaim.” The Prophet entered and the
food was brought to him. He said, “Let ten persons enter upon me.” Those ten entered and ate their
fill. Again he said, ‘Let ten (more) enter upon me.” Those ten entered and ate their fill. Then he said,
“Let ten (more) enter upon me.” He called forty persons in all Then Allah’s Apostle ate and got up. I
started looking (at the food) to see if it decreased or not.
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Volume 7, Book 65, Number 346:
Narrated Anas:
I was a young boy when I once was walking with Allah’s Apostle . Allah’s Apostle entered the
house of his slave tailor and the latter brought a dish filled with food covered with pieces of gourd.
Allah’s Apostle started picking and eating the gourd. When I saw that, I started collecting and pla –
cing the gourd before him. Then the slave returned to his work. Anas added: I have kept on loving
gourd since I saw Allah’s Apostle doing what he was doing.
Volume 7, Book 65, Number 347:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A tailor invited the Prophet to a meal which he had prepared, and I went along with the Prophet .
The tailor presented barley bread and soup containing gourd and cured meat. I saw the Prophet
picking the pieces of gourd from around the dish, and since then I have kept on liking gourd.
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Volume 7, Book 65, Number 348:
Narrated Anas:
I saw the Prophet being served with soup and containing gourd and cured meat, and I saw him
picking and eating the pieces of gourd.
Volume 7, Book 65, Number 349:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Prophet did not do that (i.e., forbade the storage of the meat of sacrifices for three days) except
(he did so) so that the rich would feed the poor. But later we used to keep even trotters to cook, fif –
teen days later. The family of Muhammad did not eat wheat bread with meat or soup to their satis –
faction for three successive days.
Volume 7, Book 65, Number 350:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A tailor invited Allah’s Apostle to a meal which he had prepared. I went with Allah’s Apostle to that
meal, and the tailor served the Prophet with barley bread and soup of gourd and cured meat. I saw
Allah’s Apostle picking the pieces of gourd from around the dish, and since then I have kept on liking
gourd.
Volume 7, Book 65, Number 351:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Ja’far bin Abi Talib:
I saw Allah’s Apostle eating fresh dates with snake cucumber.