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ahmad:15893Wakīʿ > Ibn Abū Khālid / Ismāʿīl from his father

[Machine] I entered upon a man who was mixing milk with dates. He said, "Have some, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ named them the best two [foods]."  

أحمد:١٥٨٩٣حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ يَعْنِي إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَجُلٍ وَهُوَ يَتَمَجَّعُ لَبَنًا بِتَمْرٍ فَقَالَ ادْنُ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ سَمَّاهُمَا الْأَطْيَبَيْنِ