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ahmad:15186Surayj > Hushaym > Abū Bishr > Abū Sufyān > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered upon some of his family and said, "Do you have any meat?" They said, "Only a small amount of vinegar." He said, "Bring it to me." So he began dipping his food in it and said, "Indeed, vinegar is a good substitute for meat."  

أحمد:١٥١٨٦حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجٌ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى بَعْضِ أَهْلِهِ فَقَالَ هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ مِنْ إِدَامٍ؟ فَقَالُوا لَا إِلَّا شَيْءٌ مِنْ خَلٍّ فَقَالَ هَلُمُّوا فَجَعَلَ يَصْطَبِغُ بِهِ وَيَقُولُ نِعْمَ الْإِدَامُالْخَلُّ