Musnad Ahmad 1712

Translation

✧ The People of the Suffa were poor people, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ once said: 'Whoever has food for two should take a third, and whoever has food for four should take a fifth, a sixth,' or as he said. And Abu Bakr came with three, and the Prophet of Allah ﷺ went off with ten, and Abu Bakr with three. He said: 'So it was me, my father, and my mother – and I do not know whether he said: and my wife – and a servant between our house and Abu Bakr's house. And Abu Bakr had dinner with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, then he stayed until the 'Isha prayer was performed, then he returned and stayed until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ dozed off; then he came after as much of the night had passed as Allah willed. His wife said to him: 'What delayed you from your guests?' or she said: 'your guest?' He said: 'Did you not serve them dinner?' She said: 'They refused until you come; they offered them food, but they insisted.' He said: 'So I went and hid myself.' He said: 'And he said: O 'Antar – or O Ghunthar – and he insulted and cursed and said: Eat, may it not be wholesome.' And he said: 'By Allah, I will never eat it.' He said: 'And the guest swore that he would not eat it until Abu Bakr ate it.' He said: 'Abu Bakr said: This is from Satan.' He said: 'So he called for the food and ate.' He said: 'By Allah, we did not take a morsel but it grew from beneath it more than it.' He said: 'Until they were satisfied, and it became more than it was before. Abu Bakr looked at it and it was as it was or more, so he said to his wife: O sister of Banu Firas, what is this? She said: By the delight of my eye, it is now three times more than it was before. So Abu Bakr ate from it and said: That was from Satan, meaning his oath. Then he ate a morsel from it, then carried it to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and it remained with him until morning.' He said: 'And there was a treaty between us and a people, and the term expired, so we recognized twelve men, with each man some people – Allah knows best how many with each man – but he sent with them, and they all ate from it.'

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