36/20. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2038b — Hunger and Blessing
It is permissible to take someone else to the house of one who you are certain will approve of that and will not mind. It is recommended to gather to eat
Hadith About Hunger, Food, and Thankfulness to Allah
Sahih Muslim : 2038b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2038b
وَحَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو هِشَامٍ، - يَعْنِي الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ سَلَمَةَ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَازِمٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ بَيْنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ قَاعِدٌ وَعُمَرُ مَعَهُ إِذْ أَتَاهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " مَا أَقْعَدَكُمَا هَا هُنَا " . قَالاَ أَخْرَجَنَا الْجُوعُ مِنْ بُيُوتِنَا وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ . ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ خَلَفِ بْنِ خَلِيفَةَ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
One day while Abu Bakr was sitting and there was with him Umar also there came to them Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he said: What makes you stay here? They said: It is hunger that has brought us out from our houses. By Him Who has stint you with Truth; the rest of the hadith is the same.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2038bIn-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 188USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 23, Hadith 5056
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2038b
This narration is another report from Abu Huraira. It begins with Abu Bakr sitting while Umar was with him. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم came to them and asked why they were there. They answered that hunger had brought them out of their homes. The rest of the hadith is described as the same as the other narration. Because this version is brief, the explanation should stay with what it confirms: hunger, meeting the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, and the later reminder about bounty after food and drink. The core topic is gratitude. The hadith about gratitude for food reminds a believer that being fed after hunger is a blessing. It also shows that even great people experienced hunger, and when relief came, it was not treated casually.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration confirms hunger as the reason they were outside.
- It links to the same event of being fed after need.
- The report keeps attention on gratitude for bounty.
- Food after hunger should be remembered as a blessing.
