Hadith 295

From Abu Rafi (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: A sheep was gifted to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and he placed it in the pot. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered and asked, "What is this, O Abu Rafi?" He replied, "A sheep was gifted to us, O Messenger of Allah, and I cooked it in the pot." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Hand me the shoulder, O Abu Rafi." So I handed him the shoulder. Then he said, "Hand me the other shoulder," and I gave him the other shoulder. Then he said, "Hand me the other shoulder," to which I replied, "O Messenger of Allah, the sheep only has two shoulders." The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "If you had remained silent and kept handing me shoulder after shoulder, you would not have stopped." Then he called for water, rinsed his mouth, washed his fingers, got up, prayed, then returned to them, finding the food had cooled down. He ate, then went to the mosque, prayed, and did not touch any water. [Narrated by Ahmad, and al-Darimi narrated it from Abu Ubayd, except that he did not mention the part: "Then he called for water... until the end."