Hadith 513
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ وَاقِعٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا ضَمْرَةُ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْلَةَ ، قَالَ : مَرِضَتِ امْرَأَتِي ، فَكُنْتُ أَجِيءُ إِلَى أُمِّ الدَّرْدَاءِ، فَتَقُولُ لِي : كَيْفَ أَهْلُكَ ؟ فَأَقُولُ لَهَا : مَرْضَى ، فَتَدْعُو لِي بِطَعَامٍ ، فَآكُلُ ، ثُمَّ عُدْتُ فَفَعَلَتْ ذَلِكَ ، فَجِئْتُهَا مَرَّةً ، فَقَالَتْ : كَيْفَ ؟ قُلْتُ : قَدْ تَمَاثَلُوا ، فَقَالَتْ : إِنَّمَا كُنْتُ أَدْعُو لَكَ بِطَعَامٍ أَنْ كُنْتَ تُخْبِرُنَا عَنْ أَهْلِكَ أَنَّهُمْ مَرْضَى ، فَأَمَّا إِذْ تَمَاثَلُوا فَلا نَدْعُو لَكَ بِشَيْءٍ .
It is narrated from Ibrahim bin Abi Ablah (may Allah have mercy on him), he said: My wife fell ill, so I used to visit Sayyidah Umm Darda (may Allah be pleased with her), and she would ask me: How is your wife? I would say to her: She is still ill, so she would have food brought for me and I would eat. Then I would come again and she would do the same. Once I came to her and, as usual, she asked: How is your wife? I said: She is much better. She said: When you used to tell me that your wife was ill, I would have food brought for you, but now since she is better (and can cook food), we will not have anything brought for you.
