70/36. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5436 — Barley Bread, Soup, Gourd, and Cured Meat
Soup
Hadith About Barley Bread and Gourd Soup Served to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم
Sahih Bukhari : 5436
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5436
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ خَيَّاطًا، دَعَا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِطَعَامٍ صَنَعَهُ، فَذَهَبْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَرَّبَ خُبْزَ شَعِيرٍ وَمَرَقًا فِيهِ دُبَّاءٌ وَقَدِيدٌ، فَرَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَتَتَبَّعُ الدُّبَّاءَ مِنْ حَوَالَىِ الْقَصْعَةِ، فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أُحِبُّ الدُّبَّاءَ بَعْدَ يَوْمِئِذٍ.
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
A tailor invited the Prophet (ﷺ) to a meal which he had prepared, and I went along with the Prophet (ﷺ). The tailor presented barley bread and soup containing gourd and cured meat. I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) picking the pieces of gourd from around the dish, and since then I have kept on liking gourd.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5436In-book reference : Book 70, Hadith 64USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 65, Hadith 347
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5436
This hadith about barley bread and gourd soup gives a clear picture of a meal served to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. A tailor invited him, and Anas went with him. The host served barley bread and soup containing gourd and cured meat. Anas saw the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم picking pieces of gourd from around the dish, and from that day Anas continued to like gourd. The narration is useful for searches like Prophet ate gourd soup hadith, barley bread hadith, and Sunnah food gourd. The teaching is not about making a new rule for everyone. It is about a simple meal, the Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم visible preference in that dish, and Anas's loving response.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم accepted the tailor's invitation.
- The meal included barley bread, soup, gourd, and cured meat.
- Anas noticed the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم picking gourd from around the dish.
- Anas's later liking of gourd came from what he saw.
