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Abu Bakr said to his wife, „Sister of Bani Firas, what is this?‟ She
answered, „By what delights my eye, it is now more than it was
when we started eating.‟ They all ate and sent the rest to the
Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, who also ate
from it.
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We are also informed:
Abu Bakr said to Abdur Rahman, „I am going to the Messenger of
Allah, praise and peace be upon him, take care of the guests and
feed them before I return.‟ Abdur Rahman placed before them
whatever there was and asked them to eat. They inquired, „Where is
our host?‟ He urged them to eat but they replied, „We shall not eat
until our host comes.‟ He pleaded, „Please accept our hospitality, if
he arrives and finds you have not eaten he will be angry.‟ But they
persisted in their refusal. Abdur Rahman said, „I realized that Abu
answered, „By what delights my eye, it is now more than it was
when we started eating.‟ They all ate and sent the rest to the
Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, who also ate
from it.
2
We are also informed:
Abu Bakr said to Abdur Rahman, „I am going to the Messenger of
Allah, praise and peace be upon him, take care of the guests and
feed them before I return.‟ Abdur Rahman placed before them
whatever there was and asked them to eat. They inquired, „Where is
our host?‟ He urged them to eat but they replied, „We shall not eat
until our host comes.‟ He pleaded, „Please accept our hospitality, if
he arrives and finds you have not eaten he will be angry.‟ But they
persisted in their refusal. Abdur Rahman said, „I realized that Abu