Sahih al-Bukhari 5432

Book 70: Food, Meals · Hadith 60

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ شَيْبَةَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي الْفُدَيْكِ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنِ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ كُنْتُ أَلْزَمُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِشِبَعِ بَطْنِي حِينَ لاَ آكُلُ الْخَمِيرَ، وَلاَ أَلْبَسُ الْحَرِيرَ، وَلاَ يَخْدُمُنِي فُلاَنٌ وَلاَ فُلاَنَةُ، وَأُلْصِقُ بَطْنِي بِالْحَصْبَاءِ، وَأَسْتَقْرِئُ الرَّجُلَ الآيَةَ وَهْىَ مَعِي كَىْ يَنْقَلِبَ بِي فَيُطْعِمَنِي، وَخَيْرُ النَّاسِ لِلْمَسَاكِينِ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، يَنْقَلِبُ بِنَا فَيُطْعِمُنَا مَا كَانَ فِي بَيْتِهِ، حَتَّى إِنْ كَانَ لَيُخْرِجُ إِلَيْنَا الْعُكَّةَ لَيْسَ فِيهَا شَىْءٌ، فَنَشْتَقُّهَا فَنَلْعَقُ مَا فِيهَا‏.‏

Narrated Abu Huraira:I used to accompany Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to fill my stomach; and that was when I did not eat baked bread, nor wear silk. Neither a male nor a female slave used to serve me, and I used to bind stones over my belly and ask somebody to recite a Qur'anic Verse for me though I knew it, so that he might take me to his house and feed me. Ja`far bin Abi Talib was very kind to the poor, and he used to take us and feed us with what ever was available in his house, (and if nothing was available), he used to give us the empty (honey or butter) skin which we would tear and lick whatever was in it

Abu Huraira bataate hain: Main Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ke saath rehta taake apna pet bhar sakoon; us waqt main na pakayi hui roti khaata tha, na resham pehanta tha. Na koi ghulaam na koi laundi meri khidmat karti thi, aur main apne pet par patthar baandh leta tha aur kisi se koi Quraani Aayat mujhe sunaane ko kehta, halaanke mujhe wo pata hoti, taake wo mujhe apne ghar le jaaye aur khaana khilaaye. Ja'far bin Abi Talib gareebon ke saath bahut meherbaan the, aur wo humein apne saath le jaate aur ghar mein jo bhi maujood hota wo khilaate, (aur agar kuch na hota) to wo humein shehad ya makhan ki khaali khaal (mashk) de dete jise hum phaad kar usme jo bhi hota chaat lete.

Sahih al-Bukhari 5432 · Book 70, Hadith 60

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