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—roasted whole—even once.
Al-Bukhari also transmits from Anas:
“The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, never ate at a dining table, nor from a small serving dish, nor was any refined bread ever baked for him.”
He was asked, “On what, then, did they eat?”
He replied, “On sufar—leather spreads used for meals.”
Muslim likewise records—from ʿUmar ibn al-Khattab—that he once addressed the people, recalling the abundance that had opened up for them, and said:
“I have seen the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, writhing all day from hunger; he could not even find enough of the poorest dates to fill his stomach.”
سَمِيطًا بِعَيْنِهِ قَطُّ» .
وَفِي صَحِيحِ الْبُخَارِيِّ عَنْهُ:
«مَا أَكَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى خِوَانٍ، وَلَا فِي سُكُرُّجَةٍ، وَلَا خُبِزَ لَهُ مُرَقَّقٌ
".
فَقِيلَ لَهُ:
عَلَى مَا كَانُوا يَأْكُلُونَ؟
قَالَ:
"
عَلَى السُّفَرِ» .
وَفِي صَحِيحِ مُسْلِمٍ
«عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ: أَنَّهُ خَطَبَ وَذَكَرَ مَا فُتِحَ عَلَى النَّاسِ،
فَقَالَ:
" لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَلَوَّى يَوْمَهُ مِنَ الْجُوعِ مَا يَجِدُ مِنَ الدَّقَلِ مَا يَمْلَأُ بَطْنَهُ»
.