70/4. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5379 — The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم Liked Gourd
Eating from around the dish while taking meal with someone else.
Hadith About the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم Eating Gourd
Sahih Bukhari : 5379
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5379
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، يَقُولُ إِنَّ خَيَّاطًا دَعَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِطَعَامٍ صَنَعَهُ ـ قَالَ أَنَسٌ ـ فَذَهَبْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرَأَيْتُهُ يَتَتَبَّعُ الدُّبَّاءَ مِنْ حَوَالَىِ الْقَصْعَةِ ـ قَالَ ـ فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أُحِبُّ الدُّبَّاءَ مِنْ يَوْمِئِذٍ.
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
A tailor invited Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to a meal which he had prepared. I went along with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and saw him seeking to eat the pieces of gourd from the various sides of the dish. Since that day I have liked to eat gourd. `Umar bin Abi Salama said: The Prophet, said to me, "Eat with your right hand."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5379In-book reference : Book 70, Hadith 7USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 65, Hadith 291
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5379
This Hadith describes a meal prepared by a tailor who invited the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. Anas went with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and saw him seeking pieces of gourd from around the dish. Anas then said that from that day he continued to like gourd. The Hadith about the Prophet eating gourd is simple and personal. It shows how a companion’s love for the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم affected even his food preference. The narration does not command everyone to eat gourd, but it records what Anas saw and how it shaped his own feeling toward that food. The added report also mentions the Prophet’s instruction to eat with the right hand.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم accepted an invitation to a prepared meal.
- Anas noticed the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم seeking pieces of gourd.
- Anas loved gourd from that day onward.
- The report also reminds us of eating with the right hand.
