Hadith 2576

حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ ، أَهَدِيَّةٌ أَمْ صَدَقَةٌ ؟ فَإِنْ قِيلَ صَدَقَةٌ ، قَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ : كُلُوا ، وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ ، وَإِنْ قِيلَ : هَدِيَّةٌ ، ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَكَلَ مَعَهُمْ " .
Narrated Abu Huraira: Whenever a meal was brought to Allah's Apostle, he would ask whether it was a gift or Sadaqa (something given in charity). If he was told that it was Sadaqa, he would tell his companions to eat it, but if it was a gift, he would hurry to share it with them.
Hadith Reference Sahih Bukhari / The Book of Gifts and The Superiority of Giving Gifts and The Exhortation for Giving Gifts / Hadith: 2576
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