Sahih al-Bukhari 3708

Hadith text

Narrated Abu Huraira:The people used to say, "Abu Huraira narrates too many narrations." In fact I used to keep close to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and was satisfied with what filled my stomach. I ate no leavened bread and dressed no decorated striped clothes, and never did a man or a woman serve me, and I often used to press my belly against gravel because of hunger, and I used to ask a man to recite a Qur'anic Verse to me although I knew it, so that he would take me to his home and feed me. And the most generous of all the people to the poor was Ja`far bin Abi Talib. He used to take us to his home and offer us what was available therein. He would even offer us an empty folded leather container (of butter) which we would split and lick whatever was in it

Abu Huraira bataate hain: Log kahte the, "Abu Huraira bahut zyada riwaayaten sunate hain." Asal mein main Allah ke Rasool ke qareeb rahta tha aur santusht tha jo mera pet bhar deta. Maine na khameeri roti khaee, na chitrit dhaaridaar kapde pahne, na kisi mard ya aurat ne meri sewa ki, aur main aksar bhookh ki wajah se apna pet kankaron par dabata tha, aur main kisi shaks se ek Quranic Ayat sunane ko kehta tha chahe mujhe woh pahle se pata ho, taake woh mujhe apne ghar le jaye aur khilaye. Aur sab logon mein gareebon ke prati sabse daani Ja'far bin Abi Talib the. Woh humein apne ghar le jate aur jo bhi wahaan hota humein dete. Woh humein ek khali, lapete hue chamde ke bartan (ghi ka) bhi dete jise hum chirkar usmein jo bhi hota chaate the.

Sahih al-Bukhari 3708 · Book 62, Hadith 58