Hadith #23
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ قَالَ دُعِينَا إِلَى طَعَامٍ وَفِينَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ جُبَيْرٍ ومِقْسَمٌ مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَلَمَّا وُضِعَ الطَّعَامُ قَالَ سَعِيدٌ كُلُّكُمْ بَلَغَهُ
مَا قِيلَ فِي الطَّعَامِ قَالَ مِقْسَمٌ حَدِّثْ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَسْمَعُ فَقَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا وُضِعَ الطَّعَامُ فَلَا تَأْكُلُوا مِنْ وَسَطِهِ فَإِنَّ الْبَرَكَةَ تَنْزِلُ وَسَطَهُ وَكُلُوا مِنْ حَافَتَيْهِ أَوْ حَافَتَيْهَا
Isnad Chain
عمر بن عبيد
عطاء بن السائب
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) — via Miqsam, freed slave of Ibn 'Abbas [via 'Ata' ibn al-Sa'ib] — that 'Ata' said: 'We were invited to a meal, and Sa'id ibn Jubayr and Miqsam were among us. When the food was set down, Sa'id said: Has everyone here heard the ruling about food? Miqsam said: Speak, O Abu 'Abdullah — for those who have not heard. He said: Ibn 'Abbas narrated to me, saying: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When food is served, do not eat from the middle of it, for the blessing [barakah] descends in its center. Eat from its two sides.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 23
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3261
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-39651