Sahih al-Bukhari 5209 (Book 70, Hadith 51)
than three days” She said, “The Prophet (ﷺ) did not do this except in the year when the people were
hungry, so he wanted the rich to feed the poor. But later we used to store even a trotter of a sheep to
eat it fifteen days later.” She was asked, “What compelled you to do so?” She smiled and said, “The
family of Muhammad did not eat to their satisfaction white bread with meat soup for three successive
days till he met Allah.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 5209 (Book 70, Hadith 51)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. The monumental hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari was authored by the renowned scholar al-Bukhārī approximately in the year 847. It is universally regarded as one of the most valued and authentic texts in Sunni Islamic scholarship, second only to the Quran in authority. This work is a primary member of the Kutub al-Sittah, a group of six trusted hadith collections that also includes the works of Muslim, Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi, Nasa’i, and ibn Majah. Al-Bukhārī’s compilation is vast, featuring 7,563 hadiths systematically arranged across 97 different books.
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