Tag: Q n A, Bukhari

That he went with Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) 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 Messenger (ﷺ) who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar)
food before it was described and named for him. (But that time) Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) stretched his hand
towards the (meat of the) mastigure whereupon a lady from among those who were present, said,
“You should inform Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) of what you have presented to him. O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! It is the
meat of a mastigure.” (On learning that) Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) withdrew his hand from the meat of the
mastigure. Khalid bin Al-Walid said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Is this unlawful to eat?” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
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 Messenger (ﷺ) was looking at me.

To the best of my knowledge, the Prophet (ﷺ) 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.

The Prophet (ﷺ) halted to consummate his marriage with Safiyya. I invited the Muslims to his wedding
banquet. He ordered that leather dining sheets be spread. Then dates, dried yoghurt and butter were
put on those sheets. Anas added: The Prophet (ﷺ) consummated his marriage with Safiyya (during a
journey) whereupon Hais (sweet dish) was served on a leather dining sheet.

The People of Sham taunted `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair by calling him “The son of Dhatin-Nataqain”
(the woman who has two waist-belts). (His mother) (Asma, said to him, “O my son! They taunt you
with “Nataqain”. Do you know what the Nataqain were? That was my waist-belt which I divided in
two parts. I tied the water skin of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) with one part, and with the other part I tied his food
container.”

We were in the company of Anas whose baker was with him. Anas said, The Prophet (ﷺ) did not eat thin
bread, or a roasted sheep till he met Allah (died).

The Prophet (ﷺ) died when we had satisfied our hunger with the two black things, i.e. dates and water.

We went out with Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) to Khaibar, and when we were at As-Sahba’, (Yahya, a sub-narrator
said, “As-Sahba’ is a place at a distance of one day’s journey to Khaibar).” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) asked the
people to bring their food, but there was nothing with the people except Sawiq. So we all chewed and
ate of it. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) asked for some water and he rinsed his mouth, and we too, rinsed our
mouths. Then he led us in the Maghrib prayer without performing ablution (again).

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to love to start doing things from the right side whenever possible, in performing
ablution, putting on his shoes, and combing his hair. (Al-Ash’ath said: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to do so in all
his affairs.)

Abu Talha said to Um Sulaim, “I have heard the voice of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) which was feeble, and I
think that he is hungry. Have you got something (to eat)?” She took out some loaves of barley bread,
then took her face-covering sheet and wrapped the bread in part of it, and pushed it under my garment
and turned the rest of it around my body and sent me to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) . I went with that, and found
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) in the mosque with some people. I stood up near them, and Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) asked me,
“Have you been sent by Abu Talha?” I said, “Yes.” He asked, “With some food (for us)?” I said,
“Yes.” Then Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said to all those who were with him, “Get up!” He set out (and all the
people accompanied him) and I proceeded ahead of them till I came to Abu Talha. Abu Talha then
said, “O Um Sulaim! Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) has arrived along with the people, and we do not have food
enough to feed them all.” She said, “Allah and His Apostle know better.” So Abu Talha went out till
he met Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ). Then Abu Talha and Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) came and entered the house. Allah’s
Apostle said, “Um Sulaim ! Bring whatever you have.” She brought that very bread. The Prophet (ﷺ)
ordered that it be crushed into small pieces, and Um Sulaim pressed a skin of butter on it. Then Allah’s
Apostle said whatever Allah wished him to say (to bless the food) and then added, “Admit ten (men).”
So they were admitted, ate their fill and went out. The Prophet (ﷺ) then said, “Admit ten (more).” They
were admitted, ate their full, and went out. He then again said, “Admit ten more!” They were
admitted, ate their fill, and went out. He admitted ten more, and so all those people ate their fill, and
they were eighty men.

We were one hundred and thirty men sitting with the Prophet. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Have anyone of you
any food with him?” It happened that one man had one Sa of wheat flour (or so) which was turned
into dough then. After a while a tall lanky pagan came, driving some sheep. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked, ‘Will
you sell us (a sheep), or give (it to) us as a gift?” The pagan said, “No, but I will sell it ” So the
Prophet bought from him a sheep which was slaughtered, and then the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that the liver,
the kidneys, lungs and heart, etc., of that sheep be roasted. By Allah, none of those one hundred and
thirty men but had his share of those things. The Prophet (ﷺ) gave to those who were present, and also
kept a share for those who were absent He then served that cooked sheep in two big trays and we all
ate together our fill; yet there remained a part of it in those two trays which I carried on the camel.