شمائل ترمذي
Shamail Tirmidhi
باب ما جاء فى عيش رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمChapter: What has been reported concerning the life of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
Meat and bread never combined on the Prophet's table
Hadith 377
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْعَطَّارُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ: «أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمْ يَجْتَمِعْ عِنْدَهُ غَدَاءٌ وَلَا عَشَاءٌ مِنْ خُبْزٍ وَلَحْمٍ إِلَّا عَلَى ضَفَفٍ» قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ: " قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ: هُوَ كَثْرَةُ الْأَيْدِي "
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that bread and meat were never seen together on the dining mat of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, in the morning and evening meals, except when other people (such as guests, etc.) were present with him. Abdullah says: According to some hadith scholars, the meaning of «صفف» is "an abundance of hands."
