حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ بَعَثَتْ مَعِي أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ بِمِكْتَلٍ فِيهِ رُطَبٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَلَمْ أَجِدْهُ وَخَرَجَ قَرِيبًا إِلَى مَوْلًى لَهُ دَعَاهُ فَصَنَعَ لَهُ طَعَامًا فَأَتَيْتُهُ وَهُوَ يَأْكُلُ . قَالَ فَدَعَانِي لآكُلَ مَعَهُ . قَالَ وَصَنَعَ ثَرِيدَةً بِلَحْمٍ وَقَرْعٍ . قَالَ فَإِذَا هُوَ يُعْجِبُهُ الْقَرْعُ . قَالَ فَجَعَلْتُ أَجْمَعُهُ فَأُدْنِيهِ مِنْهُ فَلَمَّا طَعِمْنَا مِنْهُ رَجَعَ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ وَوَضَعْتُ الْمِكْتَلَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَجَعَلَ يَأْكُلُ وَيَقْسِمُ حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنْ آخِرِهِ .
It wasnarrated that Anas said: “Umm Sulaim sent with me a basket offreshdates for the Messenger of Allah (PBUH), but I did not find him,as hehad just gone out to a freed slave of his who had invited himandmade food for him. I came to him and he was eating, and he calledmeto eat with him. He (the freed slave) had served him Tharid withmeatand gourd, and he liked the gourd, so I started to collect the(pieces of) gourd and put them near him. When he had eaten he wentback to him house and I put the basket (of dates) before him, and hestarted to eat them and share them, until he finished the last ofthem.” Translation Not Available
Book Ref: Sunan Ibn Majah Book 29 Hadith 3303
Web Ref: Sunan Ibn Majah Vol 4 Book 29 Hadith 3303