Volume 7, Book 65, Number 344:
Narrated Anas:
Allah’s Apostle went to (the house of) his slave tailor, and he was offered (a dish of) gourd of
which he started eating. I have loved to eat gourd since I saw Allah’s Apostle eating it.

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 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 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 330:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, “The superiority of ‘Aisha to other women is like the superiority of Tharid to oth –
er kinds of food . “

Volume 7, Book 65, Number 331:
Narrated Anas:
I went along with the Prophet to the house of a young tailor of his. The tailor presented a dish of
Tharid to the Prophet and resumed his work. The Prophet started picking the pieces of gourd and I
too, started picking them and putting it before him. Since then I have always loved (to eat) gourd.

Volume 7, Book 65, Number 339:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, “The superiority of ‘Aisha to other ladies is like the superiority of Tharid to other
kinds of food.”

Volume 7, Book 65, Number 298:
Narrated Anas:
To the best of my knowledge, the Prophet did not take his meals in a big tray at all, nor did he ever
eat well-baked thin bread, nor did he ever eat at a dining table.