Volume 7, Book 65, Number 315:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
We used to be happy on Fridays, for there was an old lady who used to pull out the roots of Silq
and put it in a cooking pot with some barley. When we had finished the prayer, we would visit her
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and she would present that dish before us. So we used to be happy on Fridays because of that, and we
never used to take our meals or have a mid-day nap except after the Friday prayer. By Allah, that
meal contained no fat.
Volume 7, Book 65, Number 316:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
The Prophet ate of the meat of a shoulder (by cutting the meat with his teeth), and then got up and
offered the prayer without performing the ablution anew. Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: The Prophet took out
a bone with meat on it from a cooking pot and ate of it, and then offered the prayer without per –
forming ablution anew.
Volume 7, Book 65, Number 317:
Narrated Abu Qatada:
We went out towards Mecca with the Prophet.
Volume 7, Book 65, Number 302:
Narrated Suwaid bin An-Nu’man:
that while they were with the Prophet at As-Sahba’ which was at a distance of one day’s journey
from Khaibar the prayer became due, and the Prophet asked the people for food but there was noth –
ing with the people except Sawiq. He ate of it and we ate along with him, and then he asked for wa –
ter and rinsed his mouth (with it), and then offered the (Maghrib) prayer and we too offered the
prayer but the Prophet did not perform ablution (again after eating the Sawiq.).
Volume 7, Book 65, Number 318:
Narrated Abu Qatada:
Once, while I was sitting with the companions of the Prophet at a station on the road to Mecca
and Allah’s Apostle was stationing ahead of us and all the people were assuming Ihram while I was
not. My companion, saw an onager while I was busy Mending my shoes. They did not Inform me of
the onager but they wished that I would see it Suddenly I looked and saw the onager Then I headed
towards my horse, saddled it and rode, but I forgot to take the lash and the spear. So I said to them
my companions), “Give me the lash and the spear.” But they said, “No, by Allah we will not help you
in any way to hunt it ‘ I got angry, dismounted, took it the spear and the lash), rode (the horse chased
the onager and wounded it Then I brought it when it had dyed. My companions started eating of its
(cooked) meat, but they suspected that it might be unlawful to eat of its meat while they were in a
state of Ihram Then I proceeded further and I kept one of its forelegs with me. When we met Allah’s
Apostle we asked him about that. He said, “Have you some of its meat with you?” I gave him that
foreleg and he ate the meat till he stripped the bone of its flesh although he was in a state of Ihram.
Volume 7, Book 65, Number 303:
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid:
That he went with Allah’s Apostle to the house of Maimuna, who was his and Ibn ‘Abbas’ aunt. He
found with her a roasted mastigure which her sister Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd.
Maimuna presented the mastigure before Allah’s Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar)
food before it was described and named for him. (But that time) Allah’s Apostle stretched his hand
towards the (meat of the) mastigure whereupon a lady from among those who were present, said,
“You should inform Allah’s Apostle of what you have presented to him. O Allah’s Apostle! It is the
meat of a mastigure.” (On learning that) Allah’s Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of the
mastigure. Khalid bin Al-Walid said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Is this unlawful to eat?” Allah’s Apostle
replied, “No, but it is not found in the land of my people, so I do not like it.” Khalid said, “Then I
pulled the mastigure (meat) towards me and ate it while Allah’s Apostle was looking at me.
Volume 7, Book 65, Number 319:
Narrated ‘Amr bin Umaiyya
that he saw the Prophet holding a shoulder piece of mutton in his hand and cutting part of it with
a knife. Then he was called for the prayer whereupon he put down the shoulder piece and the knife
with which he was cutting it, and then stood for prayer without performing ablution again.
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Volume 7, Book 65, Number 304:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “The food for two persons is sufficient for three, and the food of three persons
is sufficient for four persons.”