the young goat, and ground the barley, then we placed the meat in the pot. I went to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, while the dough had already risen and the pot, set between the stones, was almost done.

I said, “It is only a small meal of mine, so please come, O Messenger of Allah—you and one or two men.”

He asked, “How much food is it?” I told him, and he replied, “It is plenty and wholesome.”

He then said, “Tell her not to lift the pot or take the bread out of the oven until I arrive.”

After that he said, “Rise!”—and the Emigrants and the Helpers all stood up.

When I reached my wife I exclaimed, “Woe to you! The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, is coming with the Emigrants, the Helpers, and those who are with them!”

Later in the narration: The Prophet kept breaking the bread and ladling the meat until everyone had eaten to their fill, and still some food remained. He said, “Eat from it and give some away, for the people have been struck by famine.”

In the two Ṣaḥīḥ collections it is also related from Anas ibn Mālik that he said: “Abū Ṭalḥah said to Umm …”