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the day he passed away, nor did he ever eat fine, thin bread (1) until he died. Reported by al-Bukhārī.

In another of al-Bukhārī’s versions: “Nor did he ever set eyes on a carefully prepared roasted sheep (2), ever.”

500 – Nuʿmān ibn Bashīr (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: “I have seen your Prophet ﷺ when he could not even find low-grade dates (dakal) to fill his stomach.” Recorded by Muslim.

“Dakal” refers to inferior dates.

501 – Sahl ibn Saʿd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “From the moment Allah, Exalted is He, sent the Messenger of Allah ﷺ until He took him, he never saw refined white flour (an-naqiyy).” He was asked, “Did you have sieves during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?” He replied, “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never saw a sieve (3) from the time Allah sent him until He took him.” They asked, “So how did you eat unsifted barley?” He said, “We would grind it and then blow on it; whatever blew away, blew away, and whatever remained we would moisten and knead.” Narrated by al-Bukhārī.

His term “an-naqiyy” is pronounced with a fatḥah on the nūn, a kasrah on the qāf, and a doubled yā; it means the finest white bread, also called ad-darmak. The word “tharaynāhu” begins with a thā (three-dotted), followed by a doubled rā, then a yā with a dot below, and a nūn; it means “we moistened it and kneaded it.”

502 – Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out one day—or one night—and encountered Abū Bakr and ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with them). He said, ‘What has brought the two of you out of your homes at this hour?’ They replied, ‘Hunger, O Messenger of Allah.’ He said, ‘And I—by Him in whose hand is my soul—the very thing that drove you out has driven me out. Come along.’ So they accompanied him until he came to a man of the Anṣār. He was not at home, and when his wife saw him she said, ‘Welcome and greetings!’ He said to her…"

(1) In other words, it signifies acting benevolently and gently; the term tarqiq means “to soften.” (2) This refers to an animal whose hair has been removed with hot water and then roasted with its skin on, a luxury practice of the affluent. (3) That is, Allah sent him as a messenger to all people. “Until Allah took him” means that He caused him to die and admitted him to the abode of honor.

مَاتَ ، وَمَا أَكَلَ خُبْزًا مُرَقَّقًا (١) حَتَّى مَاتَ . رواه البخاري . وفي رواية له : وَلَا رَأَى شَاةً سَمِيطًا (٢) بِعَيْنِهِ قَطُّ . ٥٠٠ - وعن النعمان بن بشير رضي الله عنهما قال : لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ نَبِيَّكُمْ ﷺ ، وَمَا يَجِدُ مِنَ الدَّقَلِ مَا يَمْلَأُ بِهِ بَطْنَهُ . رواه مسلم . « الدَّقَلُ » تَمَرٌ رَدِيءٌ . ٥٠١ - وعن سهل بن سعد رضي الله عنه قال : مَا رَأَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ النَّقِيَّ مِن حِينِ ابْتَعَثَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى حَتَّى قَبَضَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى . فَقِيلَ لَهُ : هَلْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنَاخِلُ ؟ قَالَ : مَا رَأَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مُنْخَلًّا مِنْ حِينِ ابْتَعَثَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى (٣) حَتَّى قَبَضَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ : كَيْفَ كُنْتُمْ تَأْكُلُونَ الشَّعِيرَ غَيْرَ مَنْخُولٍ ؟ قَالَ : كُنَّا نَطْحَنُهُ وَنَنْفُخُهُ ، فَيَطِيرُ مَا طَارَ ، وَمَا بَقِيَ ثَرَيْنَاهُ . رواه البخاري . قوله : « النَّقِيُّ » هو بفتح النون وكسر القاف وتشديد الياء : وَهُوَ الْخُبْزُ الْحَوَارَى ، وَهُوَ : الدَّرْمَكُ . قوله « ثَرَيْنَاهُ » هُوَ بثاء مثلثة ، ثم راء مشددة ، ثُمَّ يَاءٍ مُثْنَاةً مِنْ تَحْتَ ثُمَّ نُونٍ ، أَيْ : بَلَلْنَاهُ وَعَجْنَاهُ . ٥٠٢ - وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال : خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ أَوْ لَيْلَةٍ ، فَإِذَا هُوَ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ، فَقَالَ : « مَا أَخْرَجَكُمَا مِنْ بُيُوتِكُمَا هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ ؟ » قَالَا : الْجُوعُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ . قَالَ : « وَأَنَا ، وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ ، لَأَخْرَجَنِي الَّذِي أَخْرَجَكُمَا ، قَوْمًا » فَقَامَا مَعَهُ ، فَأَتَى رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ ، فَإِذَا هُوَ لَيْسَ فِي بَيْتِهِ ، فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ الْمَرْأَةُ قَالَتْ : مَرْحَبًا وَأَهْلًا . فَقَالَ لَهَا

(١) أي : محسناً مليناً ، والترقيق : التليين . (٢) هو ما أزيل شعره بماء سخن وشوي بجلده ، وهو من فعل المترفين . (٣) أي : بعثه للناس رسولاً . ( حتى قبضه الله ) أي : توفاه إلى دار كرامته .