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Sahih Bukhari 5435 — Serving the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم the Food He Liked
Whoever invited a man to a meal and then went to carry on his job.
Hadith About Gourd and Loving the Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم Ways
Sahih Bukhari : 5435
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5435
حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُنِيرٍ، سَمِعَ النَّضْرَ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ثُمَامَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ كُنْتُ غُلاَمًا أَمْشِي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَدَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى غُلاَمٍ لَهُ خَيَّاطٍ، فَأَتَاهُ بِقَصْعَةٍ فِيهَا طَعَامٌ وَعَلَيْهِ دُبَّاءٌ، فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَتَتَبَّعُ الدُّبَّاءَ ـ قَالَ ـ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ ذَلِكَ جَعَلْتُ أَجْمَعُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ـ قَالَ ـ فَأَقْبَلَ الْغُلاَمُ عَلَى عَمَلِهِ. قَالَ أَنَسٌ لاَ أَزَالُ أُحِبُّ الدُّبَّاءَ بَعْدَ مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَنَعَ مَا صَنَعَ.
Anas Narrated from:
I was a young boy when I once was walking with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) entered the house of his slave tailor and the latter brought a dish filled with food covered with pieces of gourd. Allah's Apostle started picking and eating the gourd. When I saw that, I started collecting and placing the gourd before him. Then the slave returned to his work. Anas added: I have kept on loving gourd since I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) doing what he was doing.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5435In-book reference : Book 70, Hadith 63USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 65, Hadith 346
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5435
This hadith about gourd gives more detail from Anas as a young boy. He walked with Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم to the home of a slave tailor. The tailor brought a dish with food and pieces of gourd on top. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم started picking the gourd. When Anas saw this, he began gathering the gourd and placing it before him, while the tailor returned to his work. Anas then said he continued to love gourd after seeing what the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did. The main point is easy: Anas noticed, served, and loved. For searches like Prophet gourd hadith and Anas collected gourd hadith, this narration is a direct match.
What we learn from this hadith
- Anas served the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم by placing the gourd before him.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ate from a simple dish in a tailor's home.
- Love for the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم affected Anas's own likes.
- The narration teaches attention and service in a small, sincere act.
