913 – From Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with him): the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was served a qaṣʿa (large wooden bowl) of tharid (bread morsels soaked in meat broth). He said, “Eat from its edges and do not eat from the middle, for blessing descends upon the middle.” Narrated by the Four; this is al-Nasāʾī’s wording, and its chain is sound. (1)

• Hadith grading:
The hadith is authentic.
It was recorded by Abū Dāwūd, al-Tirmidhī, Ibn Mājah, Ibn Ḥibbān, al-Ḥākim, and al-Bayhaqī through the route of ʿAṭāʾ ibn al-Sāʾib → Saʿīd ibn Jubayr → Ibn ʿAbbās.
Al-Tirmidhī said: “This hadith is ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ.”
Al-Ḥākim said: “Its chain is ṣaḥīḥ,” and al-Dhahabī agreed.
There is a supporting report from ʿAmr ibn ʿUthmān ibn Saʿīd al-Ḥimṣī: “My father related to us, saying: Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ḥimṣī related to us, saying: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Busr narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)…,” and he mentioned the same content. This chain is sound; all of its narrators are trustworthy.

• Vocabulary of the hadith:
– qaṣʿa: a vessel used for eating or drinking, usually made of wood.
– tharid: crumbled bread moistened with meat broth, sometimes accompanied by meat.