Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 21740 — One day I came to the Messenger of Allah

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: One day I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and found him (peace and blessings be upon him) sitting with his companions, talking to them, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) had tied a stone over his stomach. I asked some of his (peace and blessings be upon him) companions: "Why has the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) tied a stone over his stomach?" They said: "Because of hunger." So I went to Abu Talhah (he was the husband of Umm Sulaym bint Milhan) and said: "Father! I have seen the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with a band tied over his stomach; I asked some of his (peace and blessings be upon him) companions, and they said: 'Because of hunger.'" So Abu Talhah went to my mother and said: "Is there anything?" She said: "I have some pieces of bread and some dates. If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) comes alone, we will fill him, and if anyone comes with him, it will be too little for them." Abu Talhah said: "O Anas! Go and stand near the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); then when he (peace and blessings be upon him) gets up, invite him (peace and blessings be upon him), once his (peace and blessings be upon him) companions and the people with him (peace and blessings be upon him) have dispersed, and when he (peace and blessings be upon him) is standing at the threshold of his door, say: 'My father is inviting you.'" I did so. When I said: "My father is inviting you," he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his companions: O people, come! Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) took my hand and held it firmly, and set off with his companions, until, when they came near our house, he (peace and blessings be upon him) let go of my hand. I went in, and I was saddened by the large number of people who had come with him (peace and blessings be upon him). I said: "Father! I said to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) what you told me to say, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) called his companions and has brought them to you." So Abu Talhah went out to them and said: "O Messenger of Allah! I only sent Anas to invite you alone, and I do not have enough to fill all those I see." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go inside, for Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will soon fill them with what you have." So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went inside with me and said: "Gather whatever you have, then bring it forward." Those who were outside sat at the threshold, and I brought forward whatever bread and dates we had, and we put it on our mat, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated for blessing in it. Then he said: "Bring eight men in to me." I brought eight men in; he (peace and blessings be upon him) placed his palm over the food and said: "Eat, and mention the name of Allah." So they ate from between his (peace and blessings be upon him) fingers until they were full. Then he ordered me, and I brought in eight more, and the first ones got up. I kept doing this; they would come in, eat until they were full and leave, until eighty men had come in, every one of whom ate until he was full. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) called me, my mother and Abu Talhah and said: "Eat." So we ate until we were full. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) lifted his hand and said: "O Umm Sulaym! How does this compare with your food when you presented it?" She said: "May my father and mother be ransomed for you! Had I not seen them eating, I would have said that nothing at all had decreased from our food."