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muslim:2053cḤajjāj b. al-Shāʿir And ʾAḥmad b. Saʿīd b. Ṣakhr Wa-al-Lafẓ Minhumā Qarīb > Abū al-Nuʿmān

Allah's Messnger ﷺ had alighted in his house (viz. of Abu Ayyub Ansari at the time of his emigration to Medina) and he occupied the lower storey, whereas Abu Ayyub Ansari lived in the upper storey. One night, Abu Ayyub Ansari got up and said (to himself): (How unfortunate it is) that we walk above the head of Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so they went aside and spent the night in a nook and then told Allah's Apostle ﷺ about it whereupon Allah's Apostle ﷺ said: The lower storey is more comfortable (for me). but he (Abu Ayyub Ansari) said: We (would not live) over the roof under which you live. So Messenger of Allah ﷺ shifted to the upper storey, whereas Abu Ayyub Ansari shifted to the lower storey; and he (Abu Ayyub Ansari) used to prepare food for Allah's Apostle ﷺ ; and when it was brought (back) to him he asked (to locate) the part, where his fingers had touched (the food), and he followed his fingers on that part where his fingers (those of the Holy Prophet) had touched it. (One day) he prepared food which contained garlic, and when it was returned to him he asked (to locate) the part which the fingers of Allah's Apostle ﷺ had touched. It was said to him that he had not eaten (the food). He (Abd Ayyub Ansari) was distressed and went up to him (to the Holy Prophet) and said: Is it forbidden? But Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: No, (it is not forbidden), but I do not like it. and he (Abu Ayyub Ansari) said: I also do not like what you do not like or which you did not like. He (Abu Ayyub Ansari) said: (The Prophet did not eat garlic) as Allah's Apostle ﷺ was visited (by angels) and brought him the message of Allah.  

مسلم:٢٠٥٣cوَحَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ صَخْرٍ وَاللَّفْظُ مِنْهُمَا قَرِيبٌ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ فِي رِوَايَةِ حَجَّاجِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ أَبُو زَيْدٍ الأَحْوَلُ حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ أَفْلَحَ مَوْلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَزَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي السُّفْلِ وَأَبُو أَيُّوبَ فِي الْعُلْوِ قَالَ فَانْتَبَهَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ لَيْلَةً فَقَالَ نَمْشِي فَوْقَ رَأْسِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَتَنَحَّوْا فَبَاتُوا فِي جَانِبٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ السُّفْلُ أَرْفَقُ فَقَالَ لاَ أَعْلُو سَقِيفَةً أَنْتَ تَحْتَهَا فَتَحَوَّلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي الْعُلْوِ وَأَبُو أَيُّوبَ فِي السُّفْلِ فَكَانَ يَصْنَعُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ طَعَامًا فَإِذَا جِيءَ بِهِ إِلَيْهِ سَأَلَ عَنْ مَوْضِعِ أَصَابِعِهِ فَيَتَتَبَّعُ مَوْضِعَ أَصَابِعِهِ فَصَنَعَ لَهُ طَعَامًا فِيهِ ثُومٌ فَلَمَّا رُدَّ إِلَيْهِ سَأَلَ عَنْ مَوْضِعِ أَصَابِعِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقِيلَ لَهُ لَمْ يَأْكُلْ فَفَزِعَ وَصَعِدَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَحَرَامٌ هُوَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لاَ وَلَكِنِّي أَكْرَهُهُ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَكْرَهُ مَا تَكْرَهُ أَوْ مَا كَرِهْتَ قَالَ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُؤْتَى  


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Allah's Messnger ﷺ had alighted in his house (viz. of Abu Ayyub Ansari at the time of his emigration to Medina) and he occupied the lower storey, whereas Abu Ayyub Ansari lived in the upper storey. One night, Abu Ayyub Ansari got up and said (to himself): (How unfortunate it is) that we walk above the head of Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so they went aside and spent the night in a nook and then told Allah's Apostle ﷺ about it whereupon Allah's Apostle ﷺ said: The lower storey is more comfortable (for me). but he (Abu Ayyub Ansari) said: We (would not live) over the roof under which you live. So Messenger of Allah ﷺ shifted to the upper storey, whereas Abu Ayyub Ansari shifted to the lower storey; and he (Abu Ayyub Ansari) used to prepare food for Allah's Apostle ﷺ ; and when it was brought (back) to him he asked (to locate) the part, where his fingers had touched (the food), and he followed his fingers on that part where his fingers (those of the Holy Prophet) had touched it. (One day) he prepared food which contained garlic, and when it was returned to him he asked (to locate) the part which the fingers of Allah's Apostle ﷺ had touched. It was said to him that he had not eaten (the food). He (Abd Ayyub Ansari) was distressed and went up to him (to the Holy Prophet) and said: Is it forbidden? But Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: No, (it is not forbidden), but I do not like it. and he (Abu Ayyub Ansari) said: I also do not like what you do not like or which you did not like. He (Abu Ayyub Ansari) said: (The Prophet did not eat garlic) as Allah's Apostle ﷺ was visited (by angels) and brought him the message of Allah. (Using translation from Muslim 2053c)   

أحمد:٢٣٥١٧حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ مَوْلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ يَعْنِي أَبَا زَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ أَفْلَحَ مَوْلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَزَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَسْفَلَ وَأَبُو أَيُّوبَ فِي الْعُلُوِّ فَانْتَبَهَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَقَالَ نَمْشِي فَوْقَ رَأْسِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَتَحَوَّلَ فَبَاتُوا فِي جَانِبٍ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ ذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ السُّفْلُ أَرْفَقُ بِي فَقَالَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ لَا أَعْلُو سَقِيفَةً أَنْتَ تَحْتَهَا فَتَحَوَّلَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ فِي السُّفْلِ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي الْعُلُوِّ فَكَانَ يَصْنَعُ طَعَامَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَيَبْعَثُ إِلَيْهِ فَإِذَا رُدَّ إِلَيْهِ سَأَلَ عَنْ مَوْضِعِ أَصَابِعِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَيَتَّبِعُ أَثَرَ أَصَابِعِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَيَأْكُلُ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَثَرِ أَصَابِعِهِ فَصَنَعَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ طَعَامًا فِيهِ ثُومٌ فَأَرْسَلَ بِهِ إِلَيْهِ فَسَأَلَ عَنْ مَوْضِعِ أَثَرِ أَصَابِعِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقِيلَ لَمْ يَأْكُلْ فَصَعِدَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَحَرَامٌ هُوَ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَكْرَهُهُ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَكْرَهُ مَا تَكْرَهُ أَوْ مَا كَرِهْتَهُ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُؤْتَى  

tabarani:3984ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > ʿĀrim Abū al-Nuʿmān > Thābit b. Yazīd > ʿĀṣim al-Aḥwal > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Ḥārith > Aflaḥ a freed slave of Abū Ayyūb > Abū Ayyūb

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ descended, and the Prophet ﷺ was in the lower part, while Abu Ayub was in the upper part. Abu Ayub spent the night being cautious, so he said, "Shall I walk above the head of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He came down to the Prophet ﷺ , who said, "The lower part is more convenient for us." Abu Ayub used to send food to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and ask about the places where the fingers of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had touched. Abu Ayub sent him food containing garlic, but he did not see any trace of the places where the fingers of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had touched. So he said to the Prophet ﷺ , "Is it forbidden?" He said, "No, but I dislike it." He said, "I dislike what you dislike." The Prophet ﷺ used to come to...  

الطبراني:٣٩٨٤حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا عَارِمٌ أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الْأَحْوَلِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ أَفْلَحَ مَوْلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَزَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي السُّفْلِ وَأَبُو أَيُّوبَ فِي الْعُلُوِّ فَانْتَبَهَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ لَيْلَةً فَقَالَ أَنَمْشِي فَوْقَ رَأْسِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَنَزَلَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «السُّفْلُ أَرْفَقُ بِنَا» قَالَ وَكَانَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ إِذَا بَعَثَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِطَعَامٍ سَأَلَ عَنْ مَوَاضِعِ أَثَرِ أَصَابِعِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ بِطَعَامٍ فِيهِ ثُومٌ فَلَمْ يَرَ فِيهِ أَثَرَ مَوْضِعِ أَصَابِعِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَحَرَامٌ هُوَ؟ قَالَ «لَا وَلَكِنِّي أَكْرَهُهُ» فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَكْرَهُ مَا كَرِهْتَ أَوْ مَا تَكْرَهُ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُؤْتَى