No. 5067

Anas b. Malik reported: A tailor invited Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) to a meal which he had prepared. Anas b. Malik said: I went along with Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) to that feast. He presented to Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) barley bread and soup containing pumpkin, and sliced pieces of meat. Anas said: I saw Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) going after the pumpkin round the dish, so I have always liked the pumpkin since that day.

No. 5068

Anas b. Malik reported that a person invited Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) to a meal. I also went along with him. He brought soup containing pumpkin. Allaah's 'messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) ate that pumpkin with relish. He (Anas) said: When I saw that I began to place it before him, and did not eat it (myself). Anas said: It was since then that pumpkin was always my favourite (food).

No. 5069

Anas b. Malik rdported that a tailor invited Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) to a feast. There has been an addition to this that Thabit said: I heard Anas saying that any meal that was prepared for me after that I tried that it should contain pumpkin.