Sahih al-Bukhari 3929 (Book 64, Hadith 145)
solid rock. We went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, “Here is a rock appearing across the trench.” He said, “I
am coming down.” Then he got up, and a stone was tied to his belly for we had not eaten anything for
three days. So the Prophet (ﷺ) took the spade and struck the big solid rock and it became like sand. I said,
“O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Allow me to go home.” (When the Prophet (ﷺ) allowed me) I said to my wife, “I saw
the Prophet (ﷺ) in a state that I cannot treat lightly. Have you got something (for him to eat?” She replied,
“I have barley and a she goat.” So I slaughtered the she-kid and she ground the barley; then we put the
meat in the earthenware cooking pot. Then I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) when the dough had become soft and
fermented and (the meat in) the pot over the stone trivet had nearly been well-cooked, and said, “I
have got a little food prepared, so get up O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), you and one or two men along with you
(for the food).”
The Prophet (ﷺ) asked, “How much is that food?” I told him about it. He said, “It is abundant and good.
Tell your wife not to remove the earthenware pot from the fire and not to take out any bread from the
oven till I reach there.” Then he said (to all his companions), “Get up.” So the Muhajirn (i.e.
Emigrants) and the Ansar got up. When I came to my wife, I said, “Allah’s Mercy be upon you! The
Prophet came along with the Muhajirin and the Ansar and those who were present with them.” She
said, “Did the Prophet (ﷺ) ask you (how much food you had)?” I replied, “Yes.” Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said,
“Enter and do not throng.” The Prophet (ﷺ) started cutting the bread (into pieces) and put the cooked meat
over it. He covered the earthenware pot and the oven whenever he took something out of them. He
would give the food to his companions and take the meat out of the pot. He went on cutting the bread
and scooping the meat (for his companions) till they all ate their fill, and even then, some food
remained. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said (to my wife), “Eat and present to others as the people are struck with
hunger.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 3929 (Book 64, Hadith 145)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Compiled by the esteemed Islamic scholar Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī around 847 CE, Sahih al-Bukhari stands as one of the most revered and authoritative collections within Sunni Islam. This monumental work is a primary component of the Kutub al-Sittah, or the six canonical books of hadith. It is distinguished by its rigorous methodology and is often considered the most authentic book after the Quran. The collection is meticulously organized into 97 chapters, encompassing approximately 7,563 individual narrations of the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings, actions, and approvals, forming a vital foundation for Islamic law and practice.
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