It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went hungry for several days and ate nothing, until this hunger began to weigh heavily on him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) went to the houses of his wives but did not find anything to eat with any of them. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) and said: "O my dear daughter, do you have anything to eat? For I am feeling very hungry." She said: "No, by Allah! May my father and mother be ransomed for you." When he (peace and blessings be upon him) had left her, a neighbour of hers sent her two loaves of bread and a piece of meat as a gift. She took the gift, placed it in a large bowl of hers and covered it, and said (to herself): "By Allah, I will prefer the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) over myself and my household with this food," even though they were all hungry at that time and in need of every morsel. Then she sent Sayyiduna al-Hasan or al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with them both) to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When he (peace and blessings be upon him) came back, she said: "O Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be ransomed for you, Allah Almighty has provided sustenance from the unseen, and I have kept it aside for you." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Daughter, bring it." So when she brought it and removed the cloth from the bowl, she saw that the bowl was full to the brim with bread and meat. She was astonished on seeing it and knew that this was a special blessing from Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. So she praised Allah and invoked blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then presented the food to him (peace and blessings be upon him). When he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw it, he praised and extolled Allah and asked: "O my dear daughter, where did you get this from?" She said: "O my father, it is from Allah. Indeed Allah Almighty provides for whomever He wills without measure" [Surah Al Imran: 37].
So he (peace and blessings be upon him) praised Allah Almighty and said: "All praise is for Allah who has made you, O my dear daughter, resemble the leader of the women of the Children of Israel (Sayyidah Maryam (peace be upon her))," for whenever Allah granted her some provision and she was asked about it, she too would say: "It is from Allah. Indeed Allah provides for whomever He wills without measure" [Surah Al Imran: 37]. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Ali, Sayyidah Fatimah, Sayyiduna al-Hasan, Sayyiduna al-Husayn, all the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his entire household (may Allah be pleased with them) ate that food until they were all full, yet the bowl remained full just as it was. She said: Then I distributed the remaining food generously to all my neighbours, and Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, placed great blessing and abundant good in it.
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب المناقب / 3958
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث المطالب العالیہ محققاً تنسیق د. سعد بن ناصر بن عبد العزيز الشَّثري- مکتبہ شاملہ :إسناده ضعيف » «انفرد به المصنف من هذا الطريق»