Volume 8 Book 76 Hadith 464

Volume 8, Book 76, Number 464:
Narrated Qatada:
We used to go to Anas bin Malik and see his baker standing (preparing the bread). Anas said, “Eat.
I have not known that the Prophet ever saw a thin well-baked loaf of bread till he died, and he never
saw a roasted sheep with his eyes.”

Volume 7 Book 65 Hadith 332

Volume 7, Book 65, Number 332:
Narrated Qatada:
We used to visit Anas bin Malik while his baker was standing (and baking). Anas would say, “Eat! I
do not know that the Prophet had ever seen well-baked bread till he met Allah, nor had he ever seen
a roasted sheep with his own eyes.”

Volume 6 Book 61 Hadith 566

Volume 6, Book 61, Number 566:
Narrated Qatada:
Anas was asked, “How was the recitation (of the Quran) of the Prophet?’ He replied, “It was char –
acterized by the prolongation of certain sounds.” He then recited: In the Name of Allah, the Most Be –
neficent, the Most Merciful prolonging the pronunciation of ‘In the Name of Allah, ‘the most Benefi –
cent,’ and ‘the Most Merciful.