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ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ الْمُصْطَفَى ﷺ كَانَ يُجَانِبُ اتِّخَاذَ الْأَسْبَابِ فِي الْأَكْلِ وَالشُّرْبِ إِلَّا أَنْ تَعْتَرِيَهُ أَحْوَالٌ لَا يَكُونُ مِنْهُ الْقَصْدُ فِيهَا

ibnhibban:6355Aḥmad b. ʿAlī b. al-Muthanná > Hudbah b. Khālid > Hammām b. Yaḥyá > Qatādah

“We used to go to (visit) Anas bin Malik.” (One of the narrators) Ishaq said: “And his baker was standing there.” (In another narration) Darimi said: “And his table was set. He said one day: ‘(Come and) eat, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ never saw any thin loaf of bread until he met Allah, nor any roasted sheep (with skin).’”* (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3339)   

ابن حبّان:٦٣٥٥أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا هُدْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامُ بْنُ يَحْيَى حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ قَالَ كُنَّا نَأْتِي أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ وَخَبَّازُهُ قَائِمٌ فَقَالَ

«كُلُوا فَمَا أَعْلَمُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَأَى رَغِيفًا مُرَقَّقًا وَلَا شَاةً سَمِيطَةً بِعَيْنِهِ حَتَّى لَحِقَ بِاللَّهِ»  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Bayhaqī
bukhari:5421Hudbah b. Khālid > Hammām b. Yaḥyá > Qatādah > Kunnā

We used to visit Anas bin Malik while his baker was standing (and baking). Anas would say, "Eat! I do not know that the Prophet ﷺ had ever seen well-baked bread till he met Allah, nor had he ever seen a roasted sheep with his own eyes."  

البخاري:٥٤٢١حَدَّثَنَا هُدْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ كُنَّا نَأْتِي أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ؓ وَخَبَّازُهُ قَائِمٌ قَالَ

كُلُوا فَمَا أَعْلَمُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَأَى رَغِيفًا مُرَقَّقًا حَتَّى لَحِقَ بِاللَّهِ وَلاَ رَأَى شَاةً سَمِيطًا بِعَيْنِهِ قَطُّ  

bukhari:6457Hudbah b. Khālid > Hammām b. Yaḥyá > Qatādah

We used to go to Anas bin Malik and see his baker standing (preparing the bread). Anas said, "Eat. I have not known that the Prophet ﷺ ever saw a thin well-baked loaf of bread till he died, and he never saw a roasted sheep with his eyes."  

البخاري:٦٤٥٧حَدَّثَنَا هُدْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامُ بْنُ يَحْيَى حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ قَالَ كُنَّا نَأْتِي أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ وَخَبَّازُهُ قَائِمٌ

وَقَالَ كُلُوا فَمَا أَعْلَمُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَأَى رَغِيفًا مُرَقَّقًا حَتَّى لَحِقَ بِاللَّهِ وَلاَ رَأَى شَاةً سَمِيطًا بِعَيْنِهِ قَطُّ  

ibnmajah:3339Isḥāq b. Manṣūr And ʾAḥmad b. Saʿīd al-Dārimī > ʿAbd al-Ṣamad b. ʿAbd al-Wārith > Hammām > Qatādah

“We used to go to (visit) Anas bin Malik.” (One of the narrators) Ishaq said: “And his baker was standing there.” (In another narration) Darimi said: “And his table was set. He said one day: ‘(Come and) eat, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ never saw any thin loaf of bread until he met Allah, nor any roasted sheep (with skin).’”*  

ابن ماجة:٣٣٣٩حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الدَّارِمِيُّ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ قَالَ كُنَّا نَأْتِي أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ وَخَبَّازُهُ قَائِمٌ وَقَالَ الدَّارِمِيُّ وَخِوَانُهُ مَوْضُوعٌ فَقَالَ

يَوْمًا كُلُوا فَمَا أَعْلَمُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَأَى رَغِيفًا مُرَقَّقًا بِعَيْنِهِ حَتَّى لَحِقَ بِاللَّهِ وَلاَ شَاةً سَمِيطًا قَطُّ  

ahmad:13610ʿAffān > Hammām > Qatādah

[Machine] One day, they ate, and by Allah, I do not know that the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , ever saw a thin loaf of bread or a skinny sheep until he met with his Lord.  

أحمد:١٣٦١٠حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ قَالَ كُنَّا نَأْتِي أَنَسًا وَخَبَّازُهُ قَائِمٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ

يَوْمًا كُلُوا فَوَاللهِ مَا أَعْلَمُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ رَأَى رَغِيفًا رَقِيقًا وَلَا شَاةً سَمِيطًا حَتَّى لَحِقَ بِرَبِّهِ ﷻ  

ahmad:12373Bahz And ʿAffān > Hammām b. Yaḥyá > Qatādah

“We used to go to (visit) Anas bin Malik.” (One of the narrators) Ishaq said: “And his baker was standing there.” (In another narration) Darimi said: “And his table was set. He said one day: ‘(Come and) eat, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ never saw any thin loaf of bread until he met Allah, nor any roasted sheep (with skin).’”* (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3339)   

أحمد:١٢٣٧٣حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ وَعَفَّانُ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ كُنَّا نَأْتِي أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ وَخَبَّازُهُ قَائِمٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ

يَوْمًا كُلُوا فَمَا أَعْلَمُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ رَأَى رَغِيفًا مُرَقَّقًا وَلَا شَاةً سَمِيطًا قَطُّ قَالَعَفَّانُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ حَتَّى لَحِقَ بِرَبِّهِ  

ahmad:12296Abū ʿUbaydah > Hammām > Qatādah

“We used to go to (visit) Anas bin Malik.” (One of the narrators) Ishaq said: “And his baker was standing there.” (In another narration) Darimi said: “And his table was set. He said one day: ‘(Come and) eat, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ never saw any thin loaf of bread until he met Allah, nor any roasted sheep (with skin).’”* (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3339)   

أحمد:١٢٢٩٦حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ عَنْ هَمَّامٍ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ كُنَّا نَأْتِي أَنَسًا وَخَبَّازُهُ قَائِمٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ

لَنَا ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ كُلُوا فَمَا أَعْلَمُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ رَأَى رَغِيفًا مُرَقَّقًا بِعَيْنِهِ وَلَا أَكَلَ شَاةً سَمِيطًا قَطُّ  

bayhaqi:13313Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī b. Muḥammad b. Sakhtawayh > Muḥammad b. Ayyūb And Tamīm b. Muḥammad > Hudbah b. Khālid > Hammām > Qatādah > Kunnā

We used to visit Anas bin Malik while his baker was standing (and baking). Anas would say, "Eat! I do not know that the Prophet ﷺ had ever seen well-baked bread till he met Allah, nor had he ever seen a roasted sheep with his own eyes." (Using translation from Bukhārī 5421)   

البيهقي:١٣٣١٣أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَخْتَوَيْهِ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ وَتَمِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَا ثنا هُدْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ثنا هَمَّامٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ كُنَّا نَأْتِي أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ؓ وَخَبَّازُهُ قَائِمٌ قَالَ

كُلُوا فَمَا أَعْلَمُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ رَأَى رَغِيفًا مُرَقَّقًا حَتَّى لَحِقَ بِاللهِ وَلَا رَأَى شَاةً سَمِيطًا بِعَيْنِهِ قَطُّ  

رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ هُدْبَةَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ