Yahya related to me from Malik that Ishaq ibn Abdullah ibn AbiTalha heard Anas ibn Malik say that Abu Talha had said to Umm Sulaym,"I have just been listening to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, and his voice was very weak. I recognisedhunger in it, so, do you have anything?" She replied, "Yes," andbrought out some barley loaves. She took her long head scarf andwrapped up the bread with part of it and put it into my (Anas's) handand gave me part of it to wear. Then she sent me to the Messenger ofAllah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace."Anascontinued, "I took it, and I found the Messenger of Allah, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, sitting in the mosque with some people.I watched them. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, 'Did Abu Talha send you?' I replied, 'Yes.' He said,'For food?' I said, 'Yes.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, said to those with him, 'Let us go.' He set offand I went among them until I came to Abu Talha and told him. AbuTalha said, 'Umm Sulaym! The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, has brought people and we have no food. Whatshall we give them to eat?' She said, 'Allah and His Messenger knowbest.' "Anas continued, "Abu Talha went out and met theMessenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and theMessenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,approached with Abu Talha until they entered. The Messenger of Allah,may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Come now, Umm Sulaym,what have you got?' She brought out bread. The Messenger of Allah, mayAllah bless him and grant him peace, ordered it to be broken intopieces, and Umm Sulaym squeezed out onto it a container of clarifiedbutter which she had seasoned. Then the Messenger of Allah, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, said whatever Allah wished him to say,and said, 'Will you give permission for ten of them to come in?' Hegave them permission, and they ate until they were full and then left.He said, 'Give permission to ten more.' He gave them permission, andthey ate until they were full and left. Then he said, 'Give permissionto ten more.' He gave them permission and they ate until they werefull and left. Then he said, 'Give permission to ten more.' He gavepermission and they ate until they were full and left. There wereseventy or eighty men."
USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 49, Hadith 19
Arabic reference: Book 49, Hadith 1692