Hadith 20898

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْحَجَّاجِ النَّاجِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ فَأَكَلَ مِنْهُ ، بَعَثَ بِفَضْلِهِ إِلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ ، فَكَانَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ يَتَتَبَّعُ أَثَرَ أَصَابِعِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَيَضَعُ أَصَابِعَهُ حَيْثُ يَرَى أَثَرَ أَصَابِعِهِ ، فَأُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ بِصَحْفَةٍ ، فَوَجَدَ مِنْهَا رِيحَ ثُومٍ ، فَلَمْ يَذُقْهَا ، وَبَعَثَ بِهَا إِلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ ، فَلَمْ يَرَ أَثَرَ أَصَابِعِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَجَاءَ فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، لَمْ أَرَ فِيهَا أَثَرَ أَصَابِعِكَ ؟ قَالَ : فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنِّي وَجَدْتُ مِنْهَا رِيحَ ثُومٍ " ، قَالَ : لِمَ تَبْعَثُ إِلَيَّ مَا لَا تَأْكُلُ ؟ فَقَالَ : " إِنَّهُ يَأْتِينِي الْمَلَكُ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that whenever any food was presented as a gift to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would take some from it and send the rest to Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari. Once, some food came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from somewhere which contained garlic. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent it to Hazrat Abu Ayyub just as it was and did not take anything from it himself. When Hazrat Abu Ayyub noticed that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had not taken anything from it, he brought the food back to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked about it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that he had left it because of the smell of garlic. Upon hearing this, Hazrat Abu Ayyub said, "Then why did you send to me something which you yourself did not eat?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "Because an angel comes to me."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / أول مسند البصريين / 20898
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