حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ عَنْ نُبَيْحٍ الْعَنَزِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ أَتَانَا النَّبِيُّ صلی الله عليه وسلم فِي مَنْزِلِنَا فَذَبَحْنَا لَهُ شَاةً فَقَالَ کَأَنَّهُمْ عَلِمُوا أَنَّا نُحِبُّ اللَّحْمَ وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ قِصَّةٌ
شمائل المحمدية / شمائل ترمزی · Hadith 169
Hazrat Jabir ibn Abdullah radiyallahu anhu says, “Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam came to our house. We slaughtered a goat in his honour. Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam said, ‘It is as if they knew we adore meat.” (Imam Tirmizi says, “This hadith has a long incident, of which a portion is mentioned breifly here.”)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020