Hadith 4549

Chapter 22

باب 22

(22) باب النَّفْخِ فِي الشَّعِيرِ

(22) Chapter: To blow barley (to remove the husk).
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حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو حَازِمٍ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ سَهْلاً هَلْ رَأَيْتُمْ فِي زَمَانِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم النَّقِيَّ قَالَ لاَ. فَقُلْتُ فَهَلْ كُنْتُمْ تَنْخُلُونَ الشَّعِيرَ قَالَ لاَ وَلَكِنْ كُنَّا نَنْفُخُهُ.

Narrated Abu Hazim:
that he asked Sahl, "Did you use white flour during the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) ?" Sahl replied, "No. Hazim asked, "Did you use to sift barley flour?" He said, "No, but we used to blow off the husk (of the barley).

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5410

In-book reference: Book 70, Hadith 38

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 7, Book 65, Hadith 321