70/25. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5420 — The Prophet's Love for Gourd
Ath-Tharid (a dish prepared from meat and bread).
Hadith About Gourd: A Simple Food Loved by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم
Sahih Bukhari : 5420
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5420
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُنِيرٍ، سَمِعَ أَبَا حَاتِمٍ الأَشْهَلَ بْنَ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ ثُمَامَةَ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى غُلاَمٍ لَهُ خَيَّاطٍ، فَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ قَصْعَةً فِيهَا ثَرِيدٌ ـ قَالَ ـ وَأَقْبَلَ عَلَى عَمَلِهِ ـ قَالَ ـ فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَتَتَبَّعُ الدُّبَّاءَ ـ قَالَ ـ فَجَعَلْتُ أَتَتَبَّعُهُ فَأَضَعُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ـ قَالَ ـ فَمَا زِلْتُ بَعْدُ أُحِبُّ الدُّبَّاءَ.
Anas Narrated from:
I went along with the Prophet (ﷺ) to the house of a young tailor of his. The tailor presented a dish of Tharid to the Prophet (ﷺ) and resumed his work. The Prophet (ﷺ) started picking the pieces of gourd and I too, started picking them and putting it before him. Since then I have always loved (to eat) gourd.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5420In-book reference : Book 70, Hadith 48USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 65, Hadith 331
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5420
This hadith about gourd shows a warm, simple moment from the life of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. Anas went with him to the home of a young tailor, and the tailor served Tharid with pieces of gourd. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم began picking the gourd from the dish. Anas noticed this and placed pieces of gourd before him. The lesson is not a broad food rule; the text simply shows the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم liking this food in that setting. It also shows how closely the Companions watched his actions with love. For people searching for Prophet eating gourd hadith or Sunnah food gourd, this narration is a clear example from the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم accepted a simple meal from a working person.
- Anas showed love by placing the food the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم liked before him.
- A Companion's love for the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم shaped his own food preference.
- The narration teaches careful observation without adding claims beyond the text.
