Thabit al-Bunani (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that I said to Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): "O Anas, tell me about the most wonderful thing you have seen (with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him))." He said: "Yes, O Thabit. I served the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for ten years, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) never showed displeasure at anything of mine in which I had fallen short. And when the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) married Sayyidah Zaynab bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her), my mother said to me: 'O Anas, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has become a bridegroom this morning, and I do not know whether he (peace and blessings be upon him) has anything for breakfast or not. So bring that leather container (of ghee).' I brought her the container and some dates, and she prepared hays (a dish of dates, ghee and curd) with it and said: 'O Anas, take this to the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his wife.' So when I came to the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with that hays in a stone bowl, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Put it in a corner of the house, and call Abu Bakr, Umar, Ali and Uthman (may Allah be pleased with them) for me, and also a group of the Companions and the people of the mosque, and invite whoever you meet on the way.'" Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I kept wondering at how little the food was and how many people I had been ordered to call, but I did not want to disobey him (peace and blessings be upon him), until the house and the chamber were filled with people. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: 'O Anas, do you see anyone (still left)?' I said: 'No, O Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).' He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Bring that bowl.' I brought the bowl and placed it in front of him (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) dipped three fingers into the bowl, and the food began to increase and rise with blessing. The people kept eating and leaving, until, when all of them had finished, there remained in the bowl about as much food as I had brought at first. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Place it before Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her).' Then I went out and closed a door made of palm branches." Thabit (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I asked Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): "How many people do you think ate from that bowl?" He replied: "My estimate is that they were seventy-one or seventy-two (71 or 72) people."
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / مسند أنس بن مالك / 3449
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث مسند ابی یعلی محققاً تنسیق حسين سليم أسد - مکتبہ شاملہ :قال حسين سليم أسد: إسناده ضعيف . » «قال سعيد بن محمد السناري: ضعيف بهذا التمام والسياق» «أخرجه الطبراني في "الكبير" [24/ رقم 126]، والفريابى في "دلائل النبوة" [رقم 4]، وأبو نعيم في "الدلائل" [رقم 319]، وغيرهم، مسند ابویعلیٰ ترقیم الاثری: 3436»