Hadith #234
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَي
ْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَهْلِهِ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ فَإِنْ قِيلَ هَدِيَّةٌ أَكَلَ وَإِنْ قِيلَ صَدَقَةٌ قَالَ كُلُوا وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ
Isnad Chain
عبد الرحمن
حماد بن سلمة
محمد بن زياد
أبو هريرة
English Translation
Abd al-Rahman narrated to us, Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Ziyad who said: I heard Abu Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) say: When the Prophet ﷺ was brought food that was not from his own, he would ask about it. If he was told it was a gift, he ate. If he was told it was charity, he said: 'Eat' — to his Companions — and he would not eat it himself.
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 18, Hadith 234
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 7672
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-44062