Volume 7, Book 65, Number 324:
Narrated Abu Hazim:
I asked Sahl bin Sad, “Did Allah’s Apostle ever eat white flour?” Sahl said, “Allah’s Apostle never
saw white flour since Allah sent him as an Apostle till He took him unto Him.” I asked, “Did the
people have (use) sieves during the lifetime of Allah’s Apostle?” Sahl said, “Allah’s Apostle never saw
(used) a sieve since Allah sent him as an Apostle until He took him unto Him,” I said, “How could you
eat barley unsifted?” he said, “We used to grind it and then blow off its husk, and after the husk flew
away, we used to prepare the dough (bake) and eat it.”
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Volume 7, Book 65, Number 340:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Traveling is a kind of torture, as it prevents one from sleeping and eating! So
when one has finished his job, he should return quickly to his family.”
Volume 7, Book 65, Number 325:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
that he passed by a group of people in front of whom there was a roasted sheep. They invited him
but he refused to eat and said, “Allah’s Apostle left this world without satisfying his hunger even with
barley bread.”
Volume 7, Book 65, Number 341:
Narrated Qasim bin Muhammad:
Three traditions have been established because of Barira: ‘Aisha intended to buy her and set her
free, but Barira’s masters said, “Her wala’ will be for us.” ‘Aisha mentioned that to Allah’s Apostle who
said, “You could accept their condition if you wished, for the wala is for the one who manumits the
slave.” Barira was manumitted, then she was given the choice either to stay with her husband or
leave him; One day Allah’s Apostle entered ‘Aisha’s house while there was a cooking pot of food boil –
ing on the fire. The Prophet asked for lunch, and he was presented with bread and some extra food
from the home-made Udm (e.g. soup). He asked, “Don’t I see meat (being cooked)?” They said, “Yes, O
Allah’s Apostle! But it is the meat that has been given to Barira in charity and she has given it to us as
a present.” He said, “For Barira it is alms, but for us it is a present.”
Volume 7, Book 65, Number 326:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet never took his meals at a dining table, nor in small plates, and he never ate thin well-
baked bread. (The sub-narrator asked Qatada, “Over what did they use to take their meals?” Qatada
said, “On leather dining sheets.”
Volume 7, Book 65, Number 311:
Narrated Abu Juhaifa:
While I was with the Prophet he said to a man who was with him, “I do not take my meals while
leaning.”
Volume 7, Book 65, Number 312:
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid:
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“A roasted mastigure was brought to the Prophet who stretched his hand towards it to eat it. But it
was said to him, “It is a mastigure.” So he withdrew his hand. Khalid asked, “Is it unlawful to eat?” the
Prophet said, “No, but it is not found in the land of my people and that is why I do not like eating it.”
So Khalid started eating (it) while Allah’s Apostle was looking at him. An-Nadr said: ‘Al-Khazira’ (is
prepared) from bran while ‘Al-Harira’ is prepared from milk.
Volume 7, Book 65, Number 313:
Narrated ‘Urban bin Malik:
who attended the Badr battle and was from the Ansar, that he came to the Prophet and said, “O Al –
lah’s Apostle! I have lost my eyesight and I lead my people in the prayer (as an Imam). When it rains,
the valley which is between me and my people, flows with water, and then I cannot go to their
mosque to lead them in the prayer. O Allah’s Apostle! I wish that you could come and pray in my
house so that I may take it as a praying place. The Prophet said, “Allah willing, I will do that.” The
next morning, soon after the sun had risen, Allah’s Apostle came with Abu Bakr. The Prophet asked
for the permission to enter and I admitted him. The Prophet had not sat till he had entered the house
and said to me, “Where do you like me to pray in your house?” I pointed at a place in my house
whereupon he stood and said, “Allahu Akbar.” We lined behind him and he prayed two Rakat and
finished it with Taslim. We then requested him to stay for a special meal of Khazira which we had
prepared. A large number of men from the adjoining area gathered in the house. One of them said,
“Where is Malik bin Ad-Dukhshun?” Another man said, “He is a hypocrite and does not love Allah
and His Apostle.” The Prophet said, “Do not say so. Do you not think that he has said: “None has the
right to be worshipped but Allah,” seeking Allah’s pleasure? The man said, “Allah and His Apostle
know better, but we have always seen him mixing with hypocrites and giving them advice.” The
Prophet said, “Allah has forbidden the (Hell) Fire for those who testify that none has the right to be
worshipped but Allah, seeking Allah’s pleasure. “