Hadith 1702

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ يَعْنِي التَّيْمِيَّ ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، قَالَ : " جَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ بِضَيْفٍ لَهُ أَوْ بِأَضْيَافٍ لَهُ ، قَالَ : فَأَمْسَى عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , قَالَ : فَلَمَّا أَمْسَى ، قَالَتْ لَهُ أُمِّي : احْتَبَسْتَ ، عَنْ ضَيْفِكَ ، أَوْ أَضْيَافِكَ مُنْذُ اللَّيْلَةِ ، قَالَ : أَمَا عَشَّيْتِهِمْ ؟ قَالَتْ : لَا ، قَالَتْ : قَدْ عَرَضْتُ ذَاكَ عَلَيْهِ أَوْ عَلَيْهِمْ فَأَبَوْا أَوْ فَأَبَى ، قَالَ : فَغَضِبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، وَحَلَفَ أَنْ لَا يَطْعَمَهُ ، وَحَلَفَ الضَّيْفُ ، أَوْ الْأَضْيَافُ ، أَنْ لَا يَطْعَمُوهُ حَتَّى يَطْعَمَهُ ، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : إِنْ كَانَتْ هَذِهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ ، قَالَ : فَدَعَا بِالطَّعَامِ ، فَأَكَلَ وَأَكَلُوا ، قَالَ : فَجَعَلُوا لَا يَرْفَعُونَ لُقْمَةً إِلَّا رَبَتْ مِنْ أَسْفَلِهَا أَكْثَرَ مِنْهَا ، فَقَالَ : يَا أُخْتَ بَنِي فِرَاسٍ ، مَا هَذَا ؟ قَالَ : فَقَالَتْ : قُرَّةُ عَيْنِي ، إِنَّهَا الْآنَ لَأَكْثَرُ مِنْهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ نَأْكُلَ ، قَالَ : فَأَكَلُوا وَبَعَثَ بِهَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَكَرَ ، أَنَّهُ أَكَلَ مِنْهَا " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) brought some guests. He himself spent the evening with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When he returned at night, his wife said to him, "Tonight, where were you, forgetting your guests?" He replied, "Did you not give them dinner?" She said, "No! I brought the food before them, but they themselves refused to eat." At this, he became upset and swore that he would not eat the food. The guests also swore that they would not eat until Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) ate. When the situation reached this point, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "This is from Satan." Then he had the food brought, ate himself, and the guests also ate. Whenever they picked up a morsel, more was added from beneath it. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) addressed his wife and said, "O sister of Banu Firas! What is this matter?" She said, "O coolness of my eyes! This has become even more than the original amount." So all of them ate this food, and it was also sent to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the narrator mentioned that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also partook of this food.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد /  مسند الصحابة بعد العشرة / 1702
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 6141، م: 2057.