Sahih al-Bukhari 5375

Hadith text

Narrated Abu Huraira: Once while I was in a state of fatigue (because of severe hunger), I met 'Umar bin Al-Khattab, so I asked him to recite a verse from Allah's Book to me. He entered his house and interpreted it to me. (Then I went out and) after walking for a short distance, I fell on my face because of fatigue and severe hunger. Suddenly I saw Allah's Apostle standing by my head. He said, "O Abu Huraira!" I replied, "Labbaik, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and Sadaik!" Then he held me by the hand, and made me get up. Then he came to know what I was suffering from. He took me to his house, and ordered a big bowl of milk for me. I drank thereof and he said, "Drink more, O Abu Hirr!" So I drank again, whereupon he again said, "Drink more." So I drank more till my belly became full and looked like a bowl. Afterwards I met 'Umar and mentioned to him what had happened to me, and said to him, "Somebody, who had more right than you, O 'Umar, took over the case. By Allah, I asked you to recite a Verse to me while I knew it better than you." On that Umar said to me, "By Allah, if I admitted and entertained you, it would have been dearer to me than having nice red camels

Abu Huraira bataate hain: Ek baar jab main (sakht bhookh ki wajah se) thakaan mein tha, main Umar bin Al-Khattab se mila, to maine unse Allah ki Kitaab ki koi Aayat sunaane ko kaha. Wo apne ghar gaye aur mujhe uski tafseer batayi. (Phir main baahar nikla aur) thodi door chalne ke baad, main thakaan aur sakht bhookh ki wajah se munh ke bal gir pada. Achaanak maine dekha ke Allah ke Rasool (SAW) mere sar ke paas khade hain. Unhone farmaya, 'Aye Abu Huraira!' Maine jawab diya, 'Labbaik, Aye Allah ke Rasool, aur Sa'daik!' Phir unhone mera haath pakda aur mujhe uthaaya. Phir unhein pata chal gaya ke mujhe kya takleef hai. Wo mujhe apne ghar le gaye aur mere liye doodh ka ek bada pyaala mangwaaya. Maine usme se piya aur unhone kaha, 'Aur piyo, Aye Abu Hirr!' To maine phir piya, isper unhone phir kaha, 'Aur piyo.' To maine aur piya yahaan tak ke mera pet bhar gaya aur ek pyaale jaisa dikhne laga. Baad mein main Umar se mila aur unhein bataaya jo mere saath hua tha, aur unse kaha, 'Kisi ne, jiska aapse zyaada haq tha, is maamle ko sambhaal liya. Allah ki qasam, maine aapse Aayat sunaane ko kaha jabke main use aapse behtar jaanta tha.' Isper Umar ne mujhse kaha, 'Allah ki qasam, agar maine tumhaari mehmaan-nawaazi ki hoti, to wo mujhe khoobsurat surkh oonton se bhi zyaada pyaari hoti.'

Sahih al-Bukhari 5375 · Book 70, Hadith 3