[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ used to eat from food that was brought to him, and then he would send the excess portions to Abu Ayub. Abu Ayub would follow the trace of the Prophet's fingers and place his fingers where he saw the trace of the Prophet's fingers. One day, the Prophet ﷺ was brought a piece of paper and found the smell of garlic on it. He did not taste it and sent it to Abu Ayub, who did not see the trace of the Prophet's fingers on it. Abu Ayub came and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I did not see your fingers' trace on it." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "I found the smell of garlic on it." Abu Ayub asked him why he sent it to him if he would not eat it, and the Prophet ﷺ said, "It was brought to me by an angel."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍفَأَكَلَ مِنْهُ بَعَثَ بِفَضْلِهِ إِلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ فَكَانَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ يَتَتَبَّعُ أَثَرَ أَصَابِعِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَيَضَعُ أَصَابِعَهُ حَيْثُ يَرَى أَثَرَ أَصَابِعِهِ فَأُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ بِصَحْفَةٍ فَوَجَدَ مِنْهَا رِيحَ ثُومٍ فَلَمْ يَذُقْهَا وَبَعَثَ بِهَا إِلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ فَلَمْ يَرَ أَثَرَ أَصَابِعِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَجَاءَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَمْ أَرَ فِيهَا أَثَرَ أَصَابِعِكَ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنِّي وَجَدْتُ مِنْهَا رِيحَ ثُومٍ قَالَ لِمَ تَبْعَثُ إِلَيَّ مَا لَا تَأْكُلُ؟ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ يَأْتِينِي الْمَلَكُ