مسند احمد
Musnad Ahmad
مسند المكيينMusnad of the Makkans
حَدِيثُ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Hadith of Abu Ubayd (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace be upon him)
Hadith 15967
(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ الْعَطَّارُ ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ ، عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ أَنَّهُ طَبَخَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قِدْرًا فِيهِ لَحْمٌ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " نَاوِلْنِي ذِرَاعَهَا " , فَنَاوَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ : " نَاوِلْنِي ذِرَاعَهَا " , فَنَاوَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ : " نَاوِلْنِي ذِرَاعَهَا " , فَقَالَ : يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ، كَمْ لِلشَّاةِ مِنْ ذِرَاعٍ ؟ قَالَ : " وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ ، لَوْ سَكَتَّ لَأَعْطَتْكَ ذِرَاعًا مَا دَعَوْتَ بِهِ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Ubaid that once he cooked meat in a pot for the Prophet (peace be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Give me its foreleg." So I took it out and gave it to him. After a little while, the Prophet (peace be upon him) asked for the second and third (foreleg), and I gave those as well. After a little while, the Prophet (peace be upon him) asked again. I said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon you), how many forelegs does a goat have?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "By Him in Whose hand is my soul, if you had remained silent, forelegs would have continued to come out of that pot as long as you kept taking them out."
