Hadith 13101

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا محمد بن الحسن الواسطي وَهُوَ الْمُزَنِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي مُصْعَبُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : " أُهْدِيَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَمْرٌ ، فَجَعَلَ يَقْسِمُهُ بِمِكْتَلٍ وَاحِدٍ ، وَأَنَا رَسُولُهُ بِهِ حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنْهُ ، قَالَ : فَجَعَلَ يَأْكُلُ وَهُوَ مُقْعٍ أَكْلًا ذَرِيعًا ، فَعَرَفْتُ فِي أَكْلِهِ الْجُوعَ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that once some dates were brought as a gift to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to distribute them from a bag, and I was the messenger of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in this task, until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished. Then he himself sat squatting and began to eat the dates quickly, from which I realized the hunger of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 13101
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده قوي، م: 2044.