Sahih al-Bukhari 5167 (Book 70, Hadith 9)
think that he is hungry. Have you got something (to eat)?” She took out some loaves of barley bread,
then took her face-covering sheet and wrapped the bread in part of it, and pushed it under my garment
and turned the rest of it around my body and sent me to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) . I went with that, and found
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) in the mosque with some people. I stood up near them, and Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) asked me,
“Have you been sent by Abu Talha?” I said, “Yes.” He asked, “With some food (for us)?” I said,
“Yes.” Then Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said to all those who were with him, “Get up!” He set out (and all the
people accompanied him) and I proceeded ahead of them till I came to Abu Talha. Abu Talha then
said, “O Um Sulaim! Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) has arrived along with the people, and we do not have food
enough to feed them all.” She said, “Allah and His Apostle know better.” So Abu Talha went out till
he met Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ). Then Abu Talha and Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) came and entered the house. Allah’s
Apostle said, “Um Sulaim ! Bring whatever you have.” She brought that very bread. The Prophet (ﷺ)
ordered that it be crushed into small pieces, and Um Sulaim pressed a skin of butter on it. Then Allah’s
Apostle said whatever Allah wished him to say (to bless the food) and then added, “Admit ten (men).”
So they were admitted, ate their fill and went out. The Prophet (ﷺ) then said, “Admit ten (more).” They
were admitted, ate their full, and went out. He then again said, “Admit ten more!” They were
admitted, ate their fill, and went out. He admitted ten more, and so all those people ate their fill, and
they were eighty men.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5167 (Book 70, Hadith 9)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Within the Islamic scholarly tradition, few works hold as much weight as Sahih al-Bukhari. This vast compilation, assembled by the Persian scholar al-Bukhārī circa 847, is a cornerstone of Sunni faith and practice. It is one of the six canonical hadith collections known collectively as the Kutub al-Sittah. Imam al-Bukhārī’s work is particularly celebrated for its author’s stringent criteria in verifying the chain of narration (isnad), resulting in a trusted body of over 7,500 hadiths organized into 97 distinct chapters that cover every aspect of life.
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