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Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: A tailor invited the Prophet (ﷺ) for a meal 2 he prepared, and I went with the Prophet (ﷺ). He offered barley bread and a broth with pumpkin and dried meat. Anas said: I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) seeking out the pumpkin from around the dish, so I have loved pumpkin ever since.
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- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 2092 (unverified) 98% confidence · Validation similarity: 0.750
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 2041a (unverified) 97% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 2
(2) The statement: “A tailor invited the Prophet (ﷺ) for a meal, etc.”: This hadith shows the permissibility of a noble person eating the food of someone of lower status, such as a craftsman, accepting their invitation, eating with a servant, and the Prophet’s humility and kindness to his companions. It also indicates the Sunnah of liking pumpkin and anything the Prophet (ﷺ) liked. The tailor’s profession is not lowly. In “Sharh al-Sunnah,” it is permissible to reach for food not directly in front if it is varied and the host does not dislike it, per “Al-Mirqat.”
Note 2
(٢) قوله: إن خياطا دعا النبي صلي الله عليه واله وسلم لطعام إلخ: وفي الحديث جواز أكل الشريف طعام من دونه من محترف وغيره،وإجابته دعوته، ومؤاكلة الخادم، وبيان ما كان صلي الله عليه واله وسلم من التواضع واللطف بأصحابه، وأنه يسن محبة الدباء، وكذاكل شيء كان يحبه، وإن كسب الخياط ليس بدنيء. وفي (شرح السنة): فيه دليل على أن الطعام إذا كان مختلفا يجوز أنيمد يده إلى ما لا يليه إذا لم يعرف من صاحبه كراهيته. كذا في (المرقاة)