At the time of Ibn Az-Zubair, we were struck with famine, and he provided us with dates for our food. `Abdullah bin `Umar used to pass by us while we were eating, and say, "Do not eat two dates together at a time, for the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the taking of two dates together at a time (in a gathering)." Ibn `Umar used to add, "Unless one takes the permission of one's companions."
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5446 In-book : Book 70, Hadith 75 USC-MSA web (English) : Vol. 7, Book 65, Hadith 357 (deprecated)
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