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ahmad:15191 – Surayj / Ibn al-Nuʿmān > Abū ʿAwānah > Abū Bishr > Abū Sufyān > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked his family about the food. They said, "We have nothing except vinegar." He called for it and started eating while saying, "What an excellent food is vinegar, what an excellent food is vinegar."  

أحمد:١٥١٩١ – حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ النُّعْمَانِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ سَأَلَ أَهْلَهُ الْإِدَامَ قَالُوا مَا عِنْدَنَا إِلَّا الْخَلُّ قَالَ فَدَعَا بِهِ فَجَعَلَ يَأْكُلُ وَيَقُولُ نِعْمَ الْإِدَامُ الْخَلُّ نِعْمَ الْإِدَامُ الْخَلُّ  

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muslim:2052a – Yaḥyá b. Yaḥyá > Abū ʿAwānah > Abū Bishr > Abū Sufyān > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

We have nothing with us but vinegar. He asked for it, he began to eat it, and then said: Vinegar is a good condiment, vinegar is a good condiment.  

مسلم:٢٠٥٢a – حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سَأَلَ أَهْلَهُ الأُدُمَ فَقَالُوا مَا عِنْدَنَا إِلاَّ خَلٌّ فَدَعَا بِهِ فَجَعَلَ يَأْكُلُ بِهِ وَيَقُولُ نِعْمَ الأُدُمُ الْخَلُّ نِعْمَ الأُدُمُ الْخَلُّ  

ahmad:14925 – ʿAffān > Abū ʿAwānah > Abū Bishr > Abū Sufyān > Jābir

We have nothing with us but vinegar. He asked for it, he began to eat it, and then said: Vinegar is a good condiment, vinegar is a good condiment. (Using translation from Muslim 2052a)   

أحمد:١٤٩٢٥ – حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ طَلَبَ وَسَأَلَ أَهْلَهُ الْأُدْمَ قَالَوا مَا عِنْدَنَا إِلَّا خَلٌّ قَالَ فَدَعَا بِهِ فَجَعَلَ يَأْكُلُ بِهِ وَيَقُولُ نِعْمَ الْأُدْمُ الْخَلُّ  

bayhaqi:20025 – Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū Bakr b. Isḥāq > Ismāʿīl b. Qutaybah > Yaḥyá b. Yaḥyá > Abū ʿAwānah > Abū Bishr > Abū Sufyān > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] The passage translates to: "He ﷺ asked his family about food, and they said, 'We only have vinegar.' So, he called for it and began eating it while saying, 'Vinegar is a good food, vinegar is a good food.'"  

البيهقي:٢٠٠٢٥ – وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى ثنا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ ؓ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ

ﷺ سَأَلَ أَهْلَهُ الْأَدَمَ فَقَالُوا مَا عِنْدَنَا إِلَّا خَلٌّ فَدَعَا بِهِ فَجَعَلَ يَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ وَيَقُولُ نِعْمَ الْأَدَمُ الْخَلُّ نِعْمَ الْأَدَمُ الْخَلُّ  

رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ يَحْيَى وَأَخْرَجَهُ أَيْضًا مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَائِشَةَ ؓ