466. ʿAbdullāh narrated to us. My father related to me, Harūn ibn Maʿrūf narrated to us, Damrah informed us, from Ibn ʿAṭāʾ, from his father, who said:

“Solomon—peace be upon him—used to weave palm-frond mats with his own hands, eat barley bread together with the date pits, and feed the Children of Israel al-jawladhiyya (a thick sweet porridge).”