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bayhaqi:13251Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. Bālawayh al-Muzakkī > Abū Bakr Muḥammad b. al-Ḥusayn al-Qaṭṭān > Qaṭan b. Ibrāhīm > Ḥafṣ b. ʿAbdullāh > Ibrāhīm b. Ṭahmān > Muḥammad b. Ziyād > Abū Hurayrah

Whenever a meal was brought to Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he would ask whether it was a gift or Sadaqa (something given in charity). If he was told that it was Sadaqa, he would tell his companions to eat it, but if it was a gift, he would hurry to share it with them. (Using translation from Bukhārī 2576)   

البيهقي:١٣٢٥١أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ بَالَوَيْهِ الْمُزَكِّي أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ الْقَطَّانُ ثنا قَطَنُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ثنا حَفْصُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ أَهُوَ هَدِيَّةٌ أَمْ صَدَقَةٌ فَإِنْ قِيلَ صَدَقَةٌ قَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ كُلُوا وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ وَإِنْ قِيلَ هَدِيَّةٌ ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ وَأَكَلَ مَعَهُمْ  


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bukhari:2576Ibrāhīm b. al-Mundhir > Maʿn > Ibrāhīm b. Ṭahmān > Muḥammad b. Ziyād > Abū Hurayrah

Whenever a meal was brought to Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he would ask whether it was a gift or Sadaqa (something given in charity). If he was told that it was Sadaqa, he would tell his companions to eat it, but if it was a gift, he would hurry to share it with them.  

البخاري:٢٥٧٦حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ قَالَ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ أَهَدِيَّةٌ أَمْ صَدَقَةٌ فَإِنْ قِيلَ صَدَقَةٌ قَالَ لأَصْحَابِهِ كُلُوا وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ وَإِنْ قِيلَ هَدِيَّةٌ ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ ﷺ فَأَكَلَ مَعَهُمْ  

muslim:1077ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Salāam al-Jumaḥī > al-Rabīʿ / Ibn Muslim > Muḥammad / Ibn Ziyād > Abū Hurayrah

Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was presented with food, he asked about it, If he was told that it was a gift, he ate out of that, and if he was told that it was a sadaqa he did not eat out of that.  

مسلم:١٠٧٧حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سَلاَّمٍ الْجُمَحِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا الرَّبِيعُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ وَهُوَ ابْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ فَإِنْ قِيلَ هَدِيَّةٌ أَكَلَ مِنْهَا وَإِنْ قِيلَ صَدَقَةٌ لَمْ يَأْكُلْ مِنْهَا  

nasai:2613Ziyād b. Ayyūb > ʿAbd al-Wāḥid b. Wāṣil > Bahz b. Ḥakīm from his father from his grandfather

"If something was brought to him, the prophet would ask whether it was a gift or charity. If it was said that if was charity, he would not eat, and if it was said that it was a gift, he would stretch forth his hand."  

النسائي:٢٦١٣أَخْبَرَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ وَاصِلٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِشَىْءٍ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ أَهَدِيَّةٌ أَمْ صَدَقَةٌ فَإِنْ قِيلَ صَدَقَةٌ لَمْ يَأْكُلْ وَإِنْ قِيلَ هَدِيَّةٌ بَسَطَ يَدَهُ  

ahmad:9264ʿAffān > Ḥammād > Muḥammad b. Ziyād Qālasamiʿt Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] Abu Huraira said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "When food that does not belong to his family is brought to him, he would ask about it. If he was told that it was a gift, he would eat it. And if he was told that it was charity, he would say, 'Eat and do not eat.'"  

أحمد:٩٢٦٤حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ

قَالَسَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَهْلِهِ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ فَإِنْ قِيلَ هَدِيَّةٌ أَكَلَ وَإِنْ قِيلَ صَدَقَةٌ قَالَ كُلُوا وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ  

ahmad:8014ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Muḥammad b. Ziyād > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] I heard Abu Hurairah say that when the Prophet ﷺ was presented with food from someone other than his household, he would ask about it. If it was said to be a gift, he would eat it, and if it was said to be a charity, he would say, "Eat it," and he would not eat it himself.  

أحمد:٨٠١٤حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَهْلِهِ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ فَإِنْ قِيلَ هَدِيَّةٌ أَكَلَ وَإِنْ قِيلَ صَدَقَةٌ قَالَ كُلُوا وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ  

ahmad:8050Abū Kāmil > Ḥammād > Muḥammad b. Ziyād > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The translation of the passage is as follows: "When the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , was brought food from someone other than his household, he would ask about it. If he was told it was a gift, he would eat it. But if he was told it was charity, he would say, 'Eat it,' and he would not eat it himself."  

أحمد:٨٠٥٠حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَهْلِهِ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ فَإِنْ قِيلَ هَدِيَّةٌ أَكَلَ وَإِنْ قِيلَ صَدَقَةٌ قَالَ كُلُوا وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ  

ahmad:8465Yūnus > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Muḥammad b. Ziyād > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] I heard Abu Huraira say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to ask about food brought from outside of his household. If it was said to him that it was a gift, he would eat it. But if it was said to him that it was charity, he would say, "Eat," and he wouldn't eat it.  

أحمد:٨٤٦٥حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَهْلِهِ يَسْأَلُ عَنْهُ فَإِنْ قِيلَ لَهُ هَدِيَّةٌ أَكَلَ وَإِنْ قِيلَ صَدَقَةٌ قَالَ كُلُوا وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ  

ahmad:20054Makkī b. Ibrāhīm > Bahz b. Ḥakīm from his father from his grandfather

"If something was brought to him, the prophet would ask whether it was a gift or charity. If it was said that if was charity, he would not eat, and if it was said that it was a gift, he would stretch forth his hand." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2613)   

أحمد:٢٠٠٥٤حَدَّثَنَا مَكِّيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَخْبَرَنَا بَهْزُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِالشَّيْءِ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ أَهَدِيَّةٌ أَمْ صَدَقَةٌ؟ فَإِنْ قَالُوا هَدِيَّةٌ بَسَطَ يَدَهُ وَإِنْ قَالُواصَدَقَةٌ قَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ خُذُوا  

ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ الْمُصْطَفَى ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِصَدَقَةٍ أَمَرَ أَصْحَابَهُ بِأَكْلِهَا، وَامْتَنَعَ بِنَفْسِهِ عَنْهَا

ibnhibban:6382ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad al-Azdī > Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > ʿAffān > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Muḥammad b. Ziyād > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] I heard Abu Hurairah say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, when presented with food from someone other than its owners, would ask about it. If he was told it was a gift, he would eat it, and if he was told it was charity, he would say, "Eat." And he would not eat it.  

ابن حبّان:٦٣٨٢أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَزْدِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَفَّانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَهْلِهِ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ فَإِنْ قِيلَ هَدِيَّةٌ أَكَلَ وَإِنْ قِيلَ صَدَقَةٌ قَالَ «كُلُوا» وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ  

nasai-kubra:2406Ziyād b. Ayyūb > ʿAbd al-Wāḥid b. Wāṣil > Bahz b. Ḥakīm from his father from his grandfather

"If something was brought to him, the prophet would ask whether it was a gift or charity. If it was said that if was charity, he would not eat, and if it was said that it was a gift, he would stretch forth his hand." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2613)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٢٤٠٦أَخْبَرَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ وَاصِلٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِشَيْءٍ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ أَهَدِيَّةٌ أَمْ صَدَقَةٌ؟ فَإِنْ قِيلَ صَدَقَةٌ لَمْ يَأْكُلْ وَإِنْ قِيلَ هَدِيَّةٌ بَسَطَ يَدَهُ  

bayhaqi:12047Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdullāh b. Yūsuf > Abū Bakr Muḥammad b. al-Ḥusayn b. al-Ḥasan al-Qaṭṭān > Qaṭan b. Ibrāhīm al-Qushayrī > Ḥafṣ b. ʿAbdullāh > Ibrāhīm b. Ṭahmān > Muḥammad b. Ziyād > Abū Hurayrah

Whenever a meal was brought to Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he would ask whether it was a gift or Sadaqa (something given in charity). If he was told that it was Sadaqa, he would tell his companions to eat it, but if it was a gift, he would hurry to share it with them. (Using translation from Bukhārī 2576)   

البيهقي:١٢٠٤٧أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الْقَطَّانُ ثنا قَطَنُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْقُشَيْرِيُّ ثنا حَفْصُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ سَأَلَ أَهَدِيَّةٌ هُوَ أَمْ صَدَقَةٌ؟ فَإِنْ قِيلَ صَدَقَةٌ قَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ كُلُوا وَلَمْ يَأَكُلْ وَإِنْ قِيلَ هَدِيَّةٌ ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ فَأَكَلَ مَعَهُمْ  

أَخْرَجَهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ طَهْمَانَ
bayhaqi:13250Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū al-ʿAbbās Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb > al-ʿAbbās b. Muḥammad al-Dūrī > Makkī b. Ibrāhīm > Bahz b. Ḥakīm from his father from his grandfather > Kān

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to ask if something brought to him was a gift or charity. If they said it was a gift, he would extend his hand to receive it. And if they said it was charity, he would say to his companions, "Take it and give it as charity." This hadith has a similar meaning to the one narrated by Muhammad ibn Ziyad from Abu Hurairah.  

البيهقي:١٣٢٥٠أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الدُّورِيُّ ثنا مَكِّيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ثنا بَهْزُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ ؓ قَالَ

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِالشَّيْءِ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ أَهَدِيَّةٌ أَمْ صَدَقَةٌ فَإِنْ قَالُوا هَدِيَّةٌ مَدَّ يَدَهُ وَإِنْ قَالُوا صَدَقَةٌ قَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ خُذُوا وَرُوِّينَا عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ بِمَعْنَاهُ  

bayhaqi:13276Abū al-Ḥusayn b. al-Faḍl al-Qaṭṭān> ʿAbdullāh b. Jaʿfar b. Durustawayh > Yaʿqūb b. Sufyān > al-Makkī b. Ibrāhīm > Bahz Dhakarah from his father from his grandfather

[Machine] "When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was brought food, he would ask if it was a gift or charity. If they said it was a gift, he would extend his hand to take it, and if they said it was charity, he would tell his companions to eat it. This was narrated by Ya'qub ibn Sufyan."  

البيهقي:١٣٢٧٦أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْقَطَّانُ بِبَغْدَادَ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ دُرُسْتَوَيْهِ ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنِي الْمَكِّيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ بَهْزٌ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ أَهَدِيَّةٌ أَمْ صَدَقَةٌ؟ فَإِنْ قَالُوا هَدِيَّةٌ بَسَطَ يَدَهُ وَإِنْ قَالُوا صَدَقَةٌ قَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ كُلُوا بَهْزٌ هُوَ ابْنُ حَكِيمِ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ حَيْدَةَ الْقُشَيْرِيُّ أَحَدُ بَنِي عَامِرِ بْنِ صَعْصَعَةَ بْنِ هَوَازِنَ قَالَهُ يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ