40. Chapter
٤٠۔ كِتَابُ الصَّدَاقِ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I do not eat while reclining."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا آكُلُ مُتَّكِئًا
رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ مُقْعِيًا يَأْكُلُ تَمْرًا
[Machine] It was presented to the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , a sheep and the food on that day was little. So he said to his family, "Prepare this sheep and look at this bread, crumble it and pour it on top." The Prophet, ﷺ , had a dish called "Al-Gharaa" that was carried by four men. When they woke up and performed the Duha prayer, that dish was brought to them and they all gathered around it. When they became numerous, the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , kneeled and an Arab man asked, "What is this?" referring to the gathering. He said, "Indeed, Allah made me an honorable servant and did not make me a tyrant or disobedient. Eat from its sides and leave its middle, as blessings are in it." Then he said, "Take and eat. By the One in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, Persia and Rome will be opened to you until food becomes abundant, and the name of Allah shall not be mentioned over it."
أُهْدِيَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ شَاةٌ وَالطَّعَامُ يَوْمَئِذٍ قَلِيلٌ فَقَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ أَصْلِحُوا هَذِهِ الشَّاةَ وَانْظُرُوا إِلَى هَذَا الْخُبْزِ فَأَثْرِدُوا وَاغْرِفُوا عَلَيْهِ وَكَانَتْ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَصْعَةٌ يُقَالُ لَهَا الْغَرَّاءُ يَحْمِلُهَا أَرْبَعَةُ رِجَالٍ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحُوا وَسَجَدُوا الضُّحَى أُتِيَ بِتِلْكَ الْقَصْعَةِ فَالْتَفُّوا عَلَيْهَا فَلَمَّا كَثُرُوا جَثَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ مَا هَذِهِ؟ يَعْنِي الْجِلْسَةَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ جَعَلَنِي عَبْدًا كَرِيمًا وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْنِي جَبَّارًا عَصِيًّا كُلُوا مِنْ جَوَانِبِهَا وَدَعُوا ذُرْوَتَهَا يُبَارَكْ فِيهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ خُذُوا كُلُوا فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَيَفْتَحَنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَارِسَ وَالرُّومَ حَتَّى يَكْثُرَ الطَّعَامُ فَلَا يُذْكَرُ اسْمُ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ