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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
Fasting
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي كَلامِهِ ﷺ وَصَمْتِهِ وَمَزَاحِهِChapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding His ﷺ Speech, Silence, and Joking
Hadith 11243
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ شَاةً طُبِخَتْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ”أَعْطِنِي الذِّرَاعَ“ فَنَاوَلَهَا إِيَّاهُ فَقَالَ ”أَعْطِنِي الذِّرَاعَ“ فَنَاوَلَهَا إِيَّاهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ ”أَعْطِنِي الذِّرَاعَ“ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا لِلشَّاةِ ذِرَاعَانِ قَالَ ”أَمَّا إِنَّكَ لَوْ الْتَمَسْتَهَا لَوَجَدْتَهَا“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that a goat was cooked. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Bring me the meat of its foreleg. They brought it to him, peace and blessings be upon him. He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Bring me the meat of its other foreleg. They brought that also to him, peace and blessings be upon him. He, peace and blessings be upon him, then said again: Bring me the meat of its foreleg. This time, Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, submitted: O Messenger of Allah! A goat has only two forelegs. He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Beware! If you had kept searching, you would have found even more.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Rafi‘ radi Allahu anhu, who says: “A roasted sheep was prepared for the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and it was brought to him. He said to me: ‘O Abu Rafi‘! Hand me the foreleg (dhira‘).’ So I handed it to him. He said: ‘O Abu Rafi‘! Hand me the foreleg.’ So I handed it to him. Then he said: ‘O Abu Rafi‘! Hand me the foreleg.’ I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! Does a sheep have anything but two forelegs?’ He said: ‘If you had remained silent, you would have continued handing me from it whatever I asked for.’ He (Abu Rafi‘) said: And the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam used to like the foreleg.”
… Roasted mutton was prepared for the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam and brought to him. Sayyiduna Abu Rafi‘ radi Allahu anhu says: The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said to me, “O Abu Rafi‘! Hand me the foreleg.” I handed it to him. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, “O Abu Rafi‘! Hand me another foreleg.” I handed that too. Then the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, “O Abu Rafi‘! Hand me another foreleg.” I said, “O Messenger of Allah! A sheep has only two forelegs.” The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, “If you had remained silent, you would have continued handing me as many forelegs as I asked for.” In reality, the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was very fond of the meat of the foreleg. (Musnad Ahmad: 24360, Mu‘jam Kabir Tabarani: 23859) This was a miracle of the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, that more than two forelegs would be taken out from the pot.
… Roasted mutton was prepared for the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam and brought to him. Sayyiduna Abu Rafi‘ radi Allahu anhu says: The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said to me, “O Abu Rafi‘! Hand me the foreleg.” I handed it to him. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, “O Abu Rafi‘! Hand me another foreleg.” I handed that too. Then the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, “O Abu Rafi‘! Hand me another foreleg.” I said, “O Messenger of Allah! A sheep has only two forelegs.” The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, “If you had remained silent, you would have continued handing me as many forelegs as I asked for.” In reality, the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was very fond of the meat of the foreleg. (Musnad Ahmad: 24360, Mu‘jam Kabir Tabarani: 23859) This was a miracle of the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, that more than two forelegs would be taken out from the pot.
