Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

A man from Banu Suwa’ah narrates that I said to Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), “Tell me about the character of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).” Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) replied, “Have you not read the Qur’an?” { وَإِنَّک لَعَلَی خُلُقٍ عَظِیمٍ } She said that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting with his companions. I had prepared food for him, and Hafsa had also prepared food for him. Hafsa served before me. She says that I told my maid, “Go and overturn Hafsa’s bowl.” She says that Hafsa signaled to her maid to place the bowl in front of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). So they overturned the bowl. The bowl broke and the food scattered. She says that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) gathered the bowl and whatever had fallen on the ground, he also collected it in the bowl, and then everyone ate. Then when my bowl was brought, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent that bowl to Hafsa and said, “Take this bowl in place of your bowl, and eat what is in it.” Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says, “I did not see anything (of displeasure) on the face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) because of this incident.”