[Machine] That the Prophet ﷺ used to eat from the food that was presented to him and would send the leftover to Abu Ayyub due to its blessings. Abu Ayyub would place his fingers where he could see the traces of the Prophet's fingers. One day, the Prophet ﷺ was brought a bowl that had the smell of garlic in it, but he did not taste it and sent it to Abu Ayyub. Abu Ayyub looked at it but did not find any trace of the Prophet's fingers in it, so he did not taste it either. He went to the Prophet and asked: "O Messenger of Allah, I did not find any trace of your fingers in it?" The Prophet ﷺ replied: "I found the smell of garlic in it." Abu Ayyub asked: "Do you send me something that you do not eat?" The Prophet ﷺ said: "Indeed, the angels come to me."
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ أَكَلَمِنْهُ وَبَعَثَ بِفَضْلِهِ إِلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ فَكَانَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ يَضَعُ أَصَابِعَهُ حَيْثُ يَرَى أَثَرَ أَصَابِعِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِقَصْعَةٍ فَوَجَدَ فيها رِيحَ ثُومٍ فَلَمْ يَذُقْهَا وَبَعَثَ بِهَا إِلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ فَنَظَرَ فَلَمْ يَرَ فِيهَا أَثَرَ أَصَابِعِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَلَمْ يَذُقْهَا فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَمْ أَرَ فِيهَا أَثَرَ أَصَابِعِكَ؟ قَالَ إِنِّي وَجَدْتُ مِنْهَا رِيحَ ثُومٍ قَالَ فَتَبْعَثُ إِلَيَّ بِمَا لَا تَأْكُلُ؟ قَالَ إِنِّي يَأْتِينِي الْمَلَكُ