Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) says: One day we were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he had food brought. I have never seen food more blessed at the beginning, when we first ate, nor less blessed at the end. We said: "O Messenger of Allah! What is the reason for this?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The reason is that when we ate (at the beginning), we mentioned the name of Allah. Then afterwards a man came and sat down and ate from it without saying Bismillah, so the devil ate along with him."
Ahmad recorded it. Its chain contains Rashid bin Jandal and Habib bin Aws, each of whom has only one narrator reporting from him. The remaining narrators of its chain are the narrators of the Sahih, except Ibn Lahi'ah, and his hadith is hasan (good).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الأطعمة / 7908
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعیف
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