أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ الْعَقَدِيُّ، نا فُلَيْحٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ صَعْصَعَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ، عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ أَبِي يَعْقُوبَ، عَنْ أُمِّ الْمُنْذِرِ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ قَالَتْ: دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا وَعَلِيٌّ مَعَهُ، وَعَلِيٌّ نَاقِهٌ مِنْ مَرَضٍ، وَلَنَا دَوَالِي مُعَلَّقَةٌ، فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَعَلِيٌّ يَأْكُلُ مِنْهَا، فَطَفِقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ لِعَلِيٍّ: ((مَهْ، إِنَّكَ نَاقِهٌ)) ، حَتَّى كَفَّ عَلِيٌّ، قَالَتْ: فَصَنَعْتُ شَعِيرًا وَسِلْقًا، ثُمَّ جِئْتُ بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((يَا عَلِيُّ مِنْ هَذَا فَأَصِبْ، فَإِنَّهُ أَنْفَعُ لَكَ)).
Lady Umm Mundhir bint Qais (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated: One day, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to my house, and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was with him. He had recovered from an illness and was therefore weak. There were bunches of half-ripe dates hanging in our house. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) began to eat from them. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): "Wait, you (have just recovered from illness and) are weak." So Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) stopped. She (Umm Mundhir, may Allah be pleased with her) said: I had cooked barley and beetroot, then I brought it to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Ali! Take from this (and eat), for it is more beneficial for you."