'Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Bakr narrated that the people of As-Suffah were poor people, and on one occasion the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "Whoever has enough food for two people, let him take three with him, and whoever has enough food for four people, let him take a fifth or a sixth with him," or words to that effect. Abu Bakr took three people with him and the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w) took ten. Abu Bakr took three" and he (the narrator) said: "That was me and my father and my mother" - and I do not know if he said: - "and my wife and a servant whom we shared with the household of Abu Bakr." "Abu Bakr ate dinner with the Prophet (s.a.w), then he stayed until 'Isha' prayer was offered, then he went back and stayed until the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) became drowsy, and he came after as much of the night had passed as Allah willed. His wife said to him: "What kept you away from your guests?" Or she said: "Your guest." He said: "Have you not given them dinner?" She said: "They refused (to eat) until you came." They brought the food to them, but they insisted on not eating. I went and hid myself, and he said: "O ignorant fellow!" And he reprimanded me and berated me. He said: "Eat, but you may not enjoy it." And he said: "By Allah, I will never eat it. By Allah, we did not take any morsel but there appeared beneath it more of it, until we had eaten our fill and there was more of it than before." Abu Bakr looked at it and saw that it was as it had been before or more than that. He said to his wife: "O sister of Banu Firas, what is this?" She said: "No, O apple of my eye, now it is three times more than it was before." Abu Bakr ate some of it and said: "That was from the Shaitan" - meaning his oath. Then he ate a morsel of it and took it to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) found it in the morning." He said: "There was a treaty between us and some people which came to an end, and we were divided into twelve groups, each of which was headed by a man, and Allah knows best how many were with each man. But the Prophet (s.a.w) sent a leader with each group, and all of them ate from it."

حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ ، وَحَامِدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْبَكْرَاوِيُّ ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى الْقَيْسِيُّ ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنِ الْمُعْتَمِرِ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ مُعَاذٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عُثْمَانَ ، أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، أَنَّ أَصْحَابَ الصُّفَّةِ ، كَانُوا نَاسًا فُقَرَاءَ ، وَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ مَرَّةً: مَنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ طَعَامُ اثْنَيْنِ فَلْيَذْهَبْ بِثَلاَثَةٍ ، وَمَنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ طَعَامُ أَرْبَعَةٍ فَلْيَذْهَبْ بِخَامِسٍ ، بِسَادِسٍ ، أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ : وَإِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ جَاءَ بِثَلاَثَةٍ ، وَانْطَلَقَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِعَشَرَةٍ ، وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ بِثَلاَثَةٍ ، قَالَ : فَهُوَ وَأَنَا وَأَبِي وَأُمِّي ، وَلاَ أَدْرِي هَلْ قَالَ : وَامْرَأَتِي وَخَادِمٌ بَيْنَ بَيْتِنَا وَبَيْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، قَالَ : وَإِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ تَعَشَّى عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، ثُمَّ لَبِثَ حَتَّى صُلِّيَتِ الْعِشَاءُ ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ ، فَلَبِثَ حَتَّى نَعَسَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَجَاءَ بَعْدَ مَا مَضَى مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ، قَالَتْ لَهُ امْرَأَتُهُ : مَا حَبَسَكَ عَنْ أَضْيَافِكَ ، أَو قَالَتْ : ضَيْفِكَ ؟ قَالَ : أَوَ مَا عَشَّيْتِهِمْ ؟ قَالَتْ : أَبَوْا حَتَّى تَجِيءَ ، قَدْ عَرَضُوا عَلَيْهِمْ فَغَلَبُوهُمْ ، قَالَ: فَذَهَبْتُ أَنَا فَاخْتَبَأْتُ ، وَقَالَ: يَا غُنْثَرُ ، فَجَدَّعَ وَسَبَّ ، وَقَالَ : كُلُوا لاَ هَنِيئًا ، وَقَالَ: وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَطْعَمُهُ أَبَدًا ، قَالَ: فَايْمُ اللهِ ، مَا كُنَّا نَأْخُذُ مِنْ لُقْمَةٍ إِلاَّ رَبَا مِنْ أَسْفَلِهَا أَكْثَرَ مِنْهَا ، قَالَ: حَتَّى شَبِعْنَا وَصَارَتْ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا كَانَتْ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ ، فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَإِذَا هِيَ كَمَا هِيَ ، أَوْ أَكْثَرُ ، قَالَ لاِمْرَأَتِهِ : يَا أُخْتَ بَنِي فِرَاسٍ مَا هَذَا ؟ قَالَتْ : لاَ وَقُرَّةِ عَيْنِي ، لَهِيَ الآنَ أَكْثَرُ مِنْهَا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ بِثَلاَثِ مِرَارٍ ، قَالَ : فَأَكَلَ مِنْهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، وَقَالَ: إِنَّمَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ يَعْنِي يَمِينَهُ ، ثُمَّ أَكَلَ مِنْهَا لُقْمَةً ، ثُمَّ حَمَلَهَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَأَصْبَحَتْ عِنْدَهُ ، قَالَ: وَكَانَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ قَوْمٍ عَقْدٌ ، فَمَضَى الأَجَلُ فَعَرَّفْنَا اثْنَا عَشَرَ رَجُلاً مَعَ كُلِّ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ أُنَاسٌ اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ كَمْ مَعَ كُلِّ رَجُلٍ ، إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ بَعَثَ مَعَهُمْ فَأَكَلُوا مِنْهَا أَجْمَعُونَ ، أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ.

It was narrated that 'Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Bakr said: "Some guests came to stay with us and my father used to go and talk to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) at night. He set out and said: 'O 'Abdur-Rahman, serve food to the guests.' When evening came, we brought food to them but they refused to eat and said: 'Not until the head of the household comes and eats with us.' I said to them: 'He is a strict man and if you do not do it, I am afraid that I will be in trouble with him.' But they refused. When he came, the first thing he did was to ask: 'Did you serve your guests?' They said: 'No, by Allah, we did not.' He said: 'Did I not tell 'Abdur-Rahman (to do that)?' I hid from him, and he said: 'O 'Abdur-Rahman!' I hid from him, but he said: 'O ignorant lad, I adjure you, if you can hear my voice, to come here.' So I came and I said: 'By Allah, it is no fault of mine. They are your guests, ask them. I brought them some food but they refused to eat until you come.' He said: 'What is the matter with you? Will you not accept our hospitality?' Abu Bakr said: 'By Allah, I will not eat tonight.' They said: 'By Allah, we will not eat until you eat.' He said: 'I have never seen a worse night than tonight. Woe to you, what is the matter with you? Why do you not accept our hospitality?' Then he said: 'What I did at first was from the Shaitan. Bring the food.' So the food was brought, and he said the Name of Allah and ate, and they ate. When morning came he went to the Prophet (s.a.w) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, they fulfilled their oath but I broke mine.' He said: 'Rather you are the most sincere of them and you are the best of them.'" He said: "And I did not hear of any expiation."

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، حَدَّثَنَا سَالِمُ بْنُ نُوحٍ الْعَطَّارُ ، عَنِ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، قَالَ : نَزَلَ عَلَيْنَا أَضْيَافٌ لَنَا ، قَالَ : وَكَانَ أَبِي يَتَحَدَّثُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ، قَالَ : فَانْطَلَقَ ، وَقَالَ : يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ ، افْرُغْ مِنْ أَضْيَافِكَ ، قَالَ : فَلَمَّا أَمْسَيْتُ جِئْنَا بِقِرَاهُمْ ، قَالَ : فَأَبَوْا ، فَقَالُوا : حَتَّى يَجِيءَ أَبُو مَنْزِلِنَا فَيَطْعَمَ مَعَنَا ، قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ : إِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ حَدِيدٌ ، وَإِنَّكُمْ إِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلُوا خِفْتُ أَنْ يُصِيبَنِي مِنْهُ أَذًى ، قَالَ : فَأَبَوْا ، فَلَمَّا جَاءَ لَمْ يَبْدَأْ بِشَيْءٍ أَوَّلَ مِنْهُمْ ، فَقَالَ : أَفَرَغْتُمْ مِنْ أَضْيَافِكُمْ ، قَالَ : قَالُوا : لاَ وَاللَّهِ مَا فَرَغْنَا ، قَالَ : أَلَمْ آمُرْ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ ؟ قَالَ : وَتَنَحَّيْتُ عَنْهُ ، فَقَالَ : يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ ، قَالَ : فَتَنَحَّيْتُ ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ : يَا غُنْثَرُ ، أَقْسَمْتُ عَلَيْكَ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَسْمَعُ صَوْتِي إِلاَّ جِئْتَ ، قَالَ : فَجِئْتُ ، فَقُلْتُ : وَاللَّهِ ، مَا لِي ذَنْبٌ ، هَؤُلاَءِ أَضْيَافُكَ فَسَلْهُمْ قَدْ أَتَيْتُهُمْ بِقِرَاهُمْ فَأَبَوْا أَنْ يَطْعَمُوا حَتَّى تَجِيءَ ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ : مَا لَكُمْ ، أَنْ لاَ تَقْبَلُوا عَنَّا قِرَاكُمْ ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : فَوَاللَّهِ ، لاَ أَطْعَمُهُ اللَّيْلَةَ ، قَالَ : فَقَالُوا: فَوَاللَّهِ ، لاَ نَطْعَمُهُ حَتَّى تَطْعَمَهُ ، قَالَ: فَمَا رَأَيْتُ كَالشَّرِّ كَاللَّيْلَةِ قَطُّ ، وَيْلَكُمْ ، مَا لَكُمْ أَنْ لاَ تَقْبَلُوا عَنَّا قِرَاكُمْ ، قَالَ: ثُمَّ قَالَ : أَمَّا الأُولَى فَمِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ هَلُمُّوا قِرَاكُمْ ، قَالَ: فَجِيءَ بِالطَّعَامِ فَسَمَّى ، فَأَكَلَ وَأَكَلُوا ، قَالَ: فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ غَدَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، بَرُّوا وَحَنِثْتُ ، قَالَ: فَأَخْبَرَهُ ، فَقَالَ: بَلْ أَنْتَ أَبَرُّهُمْ وَأَخْيَرُهُمْ.قَالَ: وَلَمْ تَبْلُغْنِي كَفَّارَةٌ.

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that he said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'The food of two is sufficient for three, and the food of three is sufficient for four."'

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى ، قَالَ : قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: طَعَامُ الاِثْنَيْنِ كَافِي الثَّلاَثَةِ ، وَطَعَامُ الثَّلاَثَةِ كَافِي الأَرْبَعَةِ.

It was narrated from Jabir that the Prophet (s.a.w) said: "The food of one man is sufficient for two men, and the food of two men is sufficient for four, and the food of four is sufficient for eight."

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، قَالاَ: حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : طَعَامُ الرَّجُلِ يَكْفِي رَجُلَيْنِ ، وَطَعَامُ رَجُلَيْنِ يَكْفِي أَرْبَعَةً ، وَطَعَامُ أَرْبَعَةٍ يَكْفِي ثَمَانِيَةً.

Nafi' said: "Ibn 'Umar saw a poor man, and he put some food in front of him, and put more, and he started to eat a great deal. He said: 'Do not let this man enter upon me, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: "The disbeliever eats in seven intestines."

وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ خَلاَّدٍ الْبَاهِلِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ وَاقِدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ نَافِعًا ، قَالَ: رَأَى ابْنُ عُمَرَ مِسْكِينًا فَجَعَلَ يَضَعُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ، وَيَضَعُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ، قَالَ: فَجَعَلَ يَأْكُلُ أَكْلاً كَثِيرًا ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ: لاَ يُدْخَلَنَّ هَذَا عَلَيَّ ، فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ: إِنَّ الْكَافِرَ يَأْكُلُ فِي سَبْعَةِ أَمْعَاءٍ.

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) hosted a guest who was a disbeliever. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) ordered that a sheep be milked for him and he drank it, then another, and he drank it, then another, and he drank it, until he had drunk the milk of seven sheep. Then the next morning he became Muslim, and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) ordered that a sheep be milked for him and he drank it, then he ordered that another be milked but he did not finish it. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "The believer eats in one intestine and the disbeliever eats in seven intestines."

وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عِيسَى ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ ، عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ضَافَهُ ضَيْفٌ وَهُوَ كَافِرٌ ، فَأَمَرَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِشَاةٍ فَحُلِبَتْ ، فَشَرِبَ حِلاَبَهَا ، ثُمَّ أُخْرَى فَشَرِبَهُ ، ثُمَّ أُخْرَى فَشَرِبَهُ ، حَتَّى شَرِبَ حِلاَبَ سَبْعِ شِيَاهٍ ، ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ أَصْبَحَ فَأَسْلَمَ ، فَأَمَرَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِشَاةٍ ، فَشَرِبَ حِلاَبَهَا ، ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِأُخْرَى ، فَلَمْ يَسْتَتِمَّهَا ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: الْمُؤْمِنُ يَشْرَبُ فِي مِعًى وَاحِدٍ ، وَالْكَافِرُ يَشْرَبُ فِي سَبْعَةِ أَمْعَاءٍ.

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "I never saw the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) criticize any food. If he liked it he ate it and if he did not like it he remained silent."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لأَبِي كُرَيْبٍ ، قَالُوا: أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ أَبِي يَحْيَى ، مَوْلَى آلِ جَعْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ: مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَابَ طَعَامًا قَطُّ ، كَانَ إِذَا اشْتَهَاهُ أَكَلَهُ ، وَإِنْ لَمْ يَشْتَهِهِ سَكَتَ.