Chapter: Storage of food in the houses and on a journey
Sahih al-Bukhari 5423
Narrated Abis:
I asked Aisha, “Did the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbid eating the meat of sacrifices offered on Eid-ul-Adha for more than three days?” She said, “The Prophet (peace be upon him) did not do this except in the year when the people were hungry, so he wanted the rich to feed the poor. But later we used to store even a trotter of a sheep to eat it fifteen days later.” She was asked, “What compelled you to do so?” She smiled and said, “The family of Muhammad did not eat to their satisfaction white bread with meat soup for three successive days till he met Allah.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 5424
Narrated Jabir:
We used to carry the meat of the Hadis (sacrificed animals) to Medina during the lifetime of the Prophet (peace be upon him).
Chapter: Al-Hais (dish prepared from dried yogurt, butter, and dates)
Sahih al-Bukhari 5425
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said to Abu Talha, “Seek one of your boys to serve me.” Abu Talha mounted me behind him on his riding animal and took me to the Prophet (peace be upon him). So I used to serve Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) whenever he dismounted to stay somewhere. I used to hear him saying very often, “O Allah! I seek refuge with You from worries, sadness, helplessness, laziness, miserliness, cowardice, from being heavily in debt, and from being overpowered by other persons unjustly.” I kept on serving till we returned from the battle of Khaybar. The Prophet (peace be upon him) then brought Safiyya bint Huyai whom he had won from the war booty. I saw him folding up a garment for her to sit on behind him on his she-camel. When he reached As-Sahba’, he prepared Hais and placed it on a dining sheet. Then he sent me to invite men who came and ate; and that was his and Safiyya’s wedding banquet. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) proceeded, and when he saw the mountain of Uhud, he said, “This mountain loves us, and we love it.” When we approached Medina, he said, “O Allah! I make the area between its two mountains a sanctuary as Abraham made Mecca a sanctuary. O Allah! Bless their Mudd and Sa‘.”
Chapter: Eating in a dish decorated with silver
Sahih al-Bukhari 5426
Narrated Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Laila:
We were sitting in the company of Hudhaifa who asked for water, and a Magian brought him water. But when he placed the cup in his hand, he threw it at him and said, “Had I not forbidden him to do so more than once or twice?” He added, “I heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) saying, ‘Do not wear silk or Dibaja, and do not drink in silver or golden vessels, and do not eat in plates of such metals, for such things are for the unbelievers in this worldly life and for us in the Hereafter.'”
Chapter: The mention of food
Sahih al-Bukhari 5427
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash‘ari:
Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “The example of a believer who recites the Qur’an is that of a citron which smells good and tastes good. The example of a believer who does not recite the Qur’an is that of a date which has no smell but tastes sweet. The example of a hypocrite who recites the Qur’an is that of an aromatic plant which smells good but tastes bitter. The example of a hypocrite who does not recite the Qur’an is that of a colocynth plant which has no smell and is bitter in taste.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 5428
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “The superiority of Aisha to other ladies is like the superiority of Tharid to other kinds of food.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 5429
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Traveling is a kind of torture, as it prevents one from sleeping and eating. So when one has finished his job, he should return quickly to his family.”
Chapter: Al-Udm (additional food taken with bread)
Sahih al-Bukhari 5430
Narrated Qasim bin Muhammad:
Three traditions were established because of Barira. Aisha intended to buy her and set her free, but Barira’s masters said, “Her wala will be for us.” Aisha mentioned that to Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) who said, “You could accept their condition if you wished, for the wala is for the one who manumits the slave.” Barira was manumitted, then she was given the choice either to stay with her husband or to leave him. One day Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) entered Aisha’s house while there was a pot of food boiling on the fire. The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked for lunch and was presented with bread and some extra food from the home-made Udm (sauce or soup). He asked, “Don’t I see meat being cooked?” They said, “Yes, O Allah’s Messenger! But it is the meat that has been given to Barira in charity and she has given it to us as a present.” He said, “For Barira it is alms, but for us it is a gift.”
Chapter: Sweet edible things and honey
Sahih al-Bukhari 5431
Narrated Aisha:
Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) used to love sweet edible things and honey.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5432
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I used to accompany Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) to fill my stomach, as I neither ate baked bread nor wore silk. Neither a male nor a female servant 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 used to take us and feed us whatever 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 open and lick whatever was in it.