Chapter: Ad-Dubba‘ (gourd)
Sahih al-Bukhari 5433
Narrated Anas:
Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) went to the house of his slave tailor, and he was offered a dish of gourd of which he started eating. I have loved to eat gourd since I saw Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) eating it.
Chapter: To prepare a meal for (Muslim) brethren
Sahih al-Bukhari 5434
Narrated Abu Mas‘ud Al-Ansari:
There was a man called Abu Shu‘aib, and he had a slave who was a butcher. He said to his slave, “Prepare a meal to which I may invite Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) along with four other men.” So he invited Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) and four other men, but another man followed them. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “You have invited me as one of five guests, but now another man has followed us. If you wish you can admit him, and if you wish you can refuse him.” The host said, “But I admit him.”
Muhammad bin Isma‘il said: If guests are sitting at a dining table, they do not have the right to carry food from other tables to theirs, but they can pass on food from their own table to each other; otherwise, they should leave it.
Chapter: Whoever invited a man to a meal and then went to carry on his job
Sahih al-Bukhari 5435
Narrated Anas:
I was a young boy walking with Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him). He entered the house of his slave tailor, who brought a dish filled with food covered with pieces of gourd. Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) started picking and eating the gourd. When I saw that, I started collecting and placing the gourd before him. Then the slave returned to his work. Anas added: I have kept on loving gourd since I saw Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) doing that.
Chapter: Soup
Sahih al-Bukhari 5436
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A tailor invited the Prophet (peace be upon him) to a meal he had prepared, and I went along with the Prophet (peace be upon him). The tailor presented barley bread and soup containing gourd and cured meat. I saw the Prophet (peace be upon him) picking the pieces of gourd from around the dish, and since then I have kept on liking gourd.
Chapter: Cured meat
Sahih al-Bukhari 5437
Narrated Anas:
I saw the Prophet (peace be upon him) being served with soup containing gourd and cured meat, and I saw him picking and eating the pieces of gourd.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5438
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) did not forbid the storage of the meat of sacrifices for more than three days except to encourage the rich to feed the poor. Later, we used to keep even trotters for fifteen days. The family of Muhammad (peace be upon him) did not eat wheat bread with meat or soup to their satisfaction for three successive days.
Chapter: To present something to the companion across the dining table
Sahih al-Bukhari 5439
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A tailor invited Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) to a meal which he had prepared. I went with Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) to that meal, and the tailor served the Prophet (peace be upon him) with barley bread and soup of gourd and cured meat. I saw Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) picking the pieces of gourd from around the dish, and since then I have kept on liking gourd.
Chapter: The eating of snake cucumber with fresh dates
Sahih al-Bukhari 5440
Narrated Abdullah bin Ja‘far bin Abi Talib:
I saw Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) eating fresh dates with snake cucumber.
Chapter: —
Sahih al-Bukhari 5441
Narrated Abu Uthman:
I was a guest of Abu Huraira for seven days. Abu Huraira, his wife, and his slave used to get up and remain awake for one-third of the night by turns. Each would offer the night prayer and then awaken the other. I heard Abu Huraira saying, “Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) distributed dates among his companions, and my share was seven dates, one of which was a Hashafa (a date which dried on the tree before it was fully ripe).”
Chapter: —
Sahih al-Bukhari 5441b
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) distributed dates among us, and my share was five dates, four of which were good and one was a Hashafa, and I found the Hashafa the hardest for my teeth.