Hadith 39826

Chapter 4

باب 4

(4) باب مَنْ تَتَبَّعَ حَوَالَىِ الْقَصْعَةِ مَعَ صَاحِبِهِ، إِذَا لَمْ يَعْرِفْ مِنْهُ كَرَاهِيَةً

(4) Chapter: Eating from around the dish while taking meal with someone else.
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حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، يَقُولُ إِنَّ خَيَّاطًا دَعَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِطَعَامٍ صَنَعَهُ ـ قَالَ أَنَسٌ ـ فَذَهَبْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرَأَيْتُهُ يَتَتَبَّعُ الدُّبَّاءَ مِنْ حَوَالَىِ الْقَصْعَةِ ـ قَالَ ـ فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أُحِبُّ الدُّبَّاءَ مِنْ يَوْمِئِذٍ.

Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A tailor invited Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to a meal which he had prepared. I went along with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and saw him seeking to eat the pieces of gourd from the various sides of the dish. Since that day I have liked to eat gourd. `Umar bin Abi Salama said: The Prophet, said to me, "Eat with your right hand."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5379

In-book reference: Book 70, Hadith 7

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 7, Book 65, Hadith 291