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The Miracle of the Increase in the Amount of Food
Narrations abound that speak of the increase of food, on account of the blessings and supplications of our beloved Prophet the following are but a selection.
Jabir, Abdullah's son tells us, of the time a man came to the Prophet asking for some food. The Prophet gave him half a measurement (wazk) of barley and the man, his wife and guests ate from it continuously until the time the man decided to weigh it. The Prophet told him that if he had not weighed it, he would have continued to eat from it, and it would have remained with him.
On another occasion, Abu Talha tells us that Anas came to the Prophet with a few loaves of barley bread under his arm. The Prophet asked for the bread to be broken up, then he supplicated with what Allah willed him to say over it, and the bread became sufficient to feed seventy or eighty of his Companions.
The Companions, numbering approximately one thousand, were digging of the fortification trench around Medina were very hungry. Jabir tells us how the Prophet miraculously fed them all from a small measurement of barley, and a lamb. As the dough was being prepared for bread, the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, puffed some of his saliva onto the dough and pot, and it was blessed. Jabir said, "I swear by Allah, all ate and after they left, the pot was as full as it had been at the beginning." Bukhari
Another report has reached us via Samura, Jundub's son that, tells of a bowl containing some meat that was brought to the Prophet and how people kept coming in succession from morning to night and all ate from it. As soon as one group of people got up after taking their fill, another group sat down and ate, and so it continued until all were sufficed.
Abdur Rahman, Abu Bakr's son tells of the time when the Prophet and a hundred and thirty men were together, and there was only a small measure of flour that was made into dough, and that there was a sheep which was prepared, then its offal roasted. All took a piece of its offal, then, two plates were made from it and they all ate together, when they had satisfied their need, two plates remained, and Abdur Rahman took them back with him on his camel.
Abu Hurayrah together with several other Companions, spoke of the time when the Prophet and his followers went on an expedition, and grew very hungry. Only a little of their provisions remained and the Prophet asked for them to be brought to him, whereupon each brought a handful, or a little bit more of food. The most anyone brought was two scoops of the hand of dates. All the provisions were placed on a mat, and as Salama estimated,
Narrations abound that speak of the increase of food, on account of the blessings and supplications of our beloved Prophet the following are but a selection.
Jabir, Abdullah's son tells us, of the time a man came to the Prophet asking for some food. The Prophet gave him half a measurement (wazk) of barley and the man, his wife and guests ate from it continuously until the time the man decided to weigh it. The Prophet told him that if he had not weighed it, he would have continued to eat from it, and it would have remained with him.
On another occasion, Abu Talha tells us that Anas came to the Prophet with a few loaves of barley bread under his arm. The Prophet asked for the bread to be broken up, then he supplicated with what Allah willed him to say over it, and the bread became sufficient to feed seventy or eighty of his Companions.
The Companions, numbering approximately one thousand, were digging of the fortification trench around Medina were very hungry. Jabir tells us how the Prophet miraculously fed them all from a small measurement of barley, and a lamb. As the dough was being prepared for bread, the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, puffed some of his saliva onto the dough and pot, and it was blessed. Jabir said, "I swear by Allah, all ate and after they left, the pot was as full as it had been at the beginning." Bukhari
Another report has reached us via Samura, Jundub's son that, tells of a bowl containing some meat that was brought to the Prophet and how people kept coming in succession from morning to night and all ate from it. As soon as one group of people got up after taking their fill, another group sat down and ate, and so it continued until all were sufficed.
Abdur Rahman, Abu Bakr's son tells of the time when the Prophet and a hundred and thirty men were together, and there was only a small measure of flour that was made into dough, and that there was a sheep which was prepared, then its offal roasted. All took a piece of its offal, then, two plates were made from it and they all ate together, when they had satisfied their need, two plates remained, and Abdur Rahman took them back with him on his camel.
Abu Hurayrah together with several other Companions, spoke of the time when the Prophet and his followers went on an expedition, and grew very hungry. Only a little of their provisions remained and the Prophet asked for them to be brought to him, whereupon each brought a handful, or a little bit more of food. The most anyone brought was two scoops of the hand of dates. All the provisions were placed on a mat, and as Salama estimated,