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Shamail Tirmidhi: Hadith 147

25. The Bread Of Rasoolullah

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Shamail Tirmidhi
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ مَا أَكَلَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ عَلَى خِوَانٍ، وَلا فِي سُكُرَّجَةٍ، وَلا خُبِزَ لَهُ مُرَقَّقٌ قَالَ‏:‏ فَقُلْتُ لِقَتَادَةَ‏:‏ فَعَلامَ كَانُوا يَأْكُلُونَ‏؟‏ قَالَ‏:‏ عَلَى هَذِهِ السُّفَرِ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ‏:‏ يُونُسُ هَذَا الَّذِي رَوَى عَنْ قَتَادَةَ هُوَ يُونُسُ الإِسْكَافُ‏.‏
Anas Radiyallahu 'Anhu reports that... "Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam never ate food from a table, nor from small plates, nor was chapaati (a type of thin bread) ever made for him. Yunus Radiyallahu 'Anhu says, I asked Qataadah:
Then on what did Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam put and eat his food ?'. He replied: on this leather dastarkhaan'".
Reference: English : Book 24, Hadith 139
Arabic : Book 25, Hadith 147