Sunan Ibn Majah #3078
Chapters on Food
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ الطَّوِيلُ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ صَنَعَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ لِلنَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ خُبْزَةً وَضَعَتْ فِيهَا شَيْئًا مِنْ سَمْنٍ ثُمَّ قَالَتِ اذْهَبْ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَادْعُهُ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ أُمِّي تَدْعُوكَ . قَالَ فَقَامَ وَقَالَ لِمَنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ مِنَ النَّاسِ " قُومُوا " . قَالَ فَسَبَقْتُهُمْ إِلَيْهَا فَأَخْبَرْتُهَا فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالَ " هَاتِي مَا صَنَعْتِ " . فَقَالَتْ إِنَّمَا صَنَعْتُهُ لَكَ وَحْدَكَ . فَقَالَ " هَاتِيهِ " . فَقَالَ " يَا أَنَسُ أَدْخِلْ عَلَىَّ عَشْرَةً عَشْرَةً " . قَالَ فَمَا زِلْتُ أُدْخِلُ عَلَيْهِ عَشْرَةً عَشْرَةً فَأَكَلُوا حَتَّى شَبِعُوا وَكَانُوا ثَمَانِينَ .
“Umm Sulaim made some bread
for
the Prophet (ﷺ), and she put a little ghee on it. Then she said:
‘Go to the Prophet (ﷺ) and invite him (to come and eat).’ So I
went
and told him: ‘My mother is inviting you (to come and eat).’
So he
stood up, and said to the people who were with him: ‘Get up.’
I went
ahead of him and told her. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) came and
said:
‘Bring what you have made.’ She said: ‘I only made it for
you alone.’
He said: ‘Bring it.’ Then he said: ‘O Anas, bring
(them) in to me ten
by ten.’ So I kept bringing them in ten by ten,
and they ate their
fill, and there were eighty of them.”
Narrated by It was
narrated that Anas bin Malik said:
Context
Anas bin Malik narrates a story about Umm Sulaim preparing food for the Prophet (ﷺ). She made bread with ghee and invited him to eat. The Prophet (ﷺ) then invited many people to join him, demonstrating the importance of sharing and hospitality in Islam. This event showcases the Prophet's (ﷺ) kindness and the communal aspect of meals.
Modern Application
In contemporary life, this hadith encourages us to embrace hospitality and share meals with others. It reminds us that sharing food can strengthen community bonds and foster goodwill among friends and family.
Topics
This hadith is tagged with Hospitality in Islam and Blessings in Food because it emphasizes the significance of sharing meals and the joy it brings to the community.
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O you who have believed, do not enter the houses of the Prophet except when you are permitted for a meal, without awaiting its readiness. But when you are invited, then enter; and when you have eaten, disperse without seeking to remain for conversation. Indeed, that [behavior] was troubling the Prophet, and he is shy of [dismissing] you. But Allah is not shy of the truth. And when you ask [his wives] for something, ask them from behind a partition. That is purer for your hearts and their hearts. And it is not [conceivable or lawful] for you to harm the Messenger of Allah or to marry his wives after him, ever. Indeed, that would be in the sight of Allah an enormity.
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And that when the Servant of Allah stood up supplicating Him, they almost became about him a compacted mass."
سُورَةُ هُودٍ
Hud (Hud)
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Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf
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This hadith is #3078 from Sunan Ibn Majah, in the Book of Chapters on Food. It is graded Sahih and narrated by It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:.