Mishkat al-Masabih #4067
Foods
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَعَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «سَيِّدُ إِدَامِكُمُ الْمِلْحُ» . رَوَاهُ ابْنُ مَاجَهْ
Anas b. Malik reported God’s messenger as saying, “The lord of your condiment is salt.”*
*Probably meaning that salt is necessary to make food palatable, while other condiments are extras.
Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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This hadith is #4067 from Mishkat al-Masabih, in the Book of Foods.