Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) said to (my mother) Umm Sulaim (may Allah be pleased with her): "I heard the voice of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and there was much weakness in his voice. I think he is very hungry. Do you have any food?" She said: "Yes." So she took out a few loaves of barley bread, then took out her shawl and wrapped the bread in it, hid it in my hand, and tied the other end of the shawl around my body. After that, she sent me to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). When I went, he was sitting in the mosque, and many companions were sitting with him. I stood by him, and he said: "Did Abu Talha send you?" I said: "Yes." He asked: "With some food?" I said: "Yes." The companions who were present with him at that time, he said to all of them: "Come, get up." The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) started coming, and I was running ahead of him until I reached Abu Talha's house and informed them. Abu Talha said: "Umm Sulaim! The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has brought many people with him. How do we have enough food to feed them all?" Umm Sulaim (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) know best (why should we worry?)." Anyway, Abu Talha went ahead and met the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Now he was also walking with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). (Upon reaching home) the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Umm Sulaim! Bring whatever you have here." Umm Sulaim brought that bread and placed it before him. Then, at the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), the bread was broken into pieces. Umm Sulaim (may Allah be pleased with her) squeezed a container and poured some ghee over it, and thus it became a curry. After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) prayed over it, whatever Allah willed. Then he said: "Call ten people." They did so. All of them ate to their fill, and when they went out, he said: "Call ten more people." So ten people were called, and they also ate to their fill. When they went out, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Call ten more people inside." They did so, and they also ate to their fill. When they went out, he said: "Invite ten more people." In this way, all the people ate to their fill; their number was seventy or eighty.
Hadith Referenceاللؤلؤ والمرجان / كتاب الأشربة / 1323
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:«صحیح»
Hadith Takhrij«صحیح، أخرجه البخاري في: 61 كتاب المناقب: 25 باب علامات النبوة في الإسلام»