حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَائِ أَبُو کُرَيْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ دَعَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُ فَجِيئَ بِمَرَقَةٍ فِيهَا دُبَّائٌ فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْکُلُ مِنْ ذَلِکَ الدُّبَّائِ وَيُعْجِبُهُ قَالَ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ ذَلِکَ جَعَلْتُ أُلْقِيهِ إِلَيْهِ وَلَا أَطْعَمُهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَنَسٌ فَمَا زِلْتُ بَعْدُ يُعْجِبُنِي الدُّبَّائُ
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 5326
Anas b. Malik reported that a person invited Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) to a meal. I also went along with him. He brought soup containing pumpkin. Allah's 'messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) ate that pumpkin with relish. He (Anas) said: When I saw that I began to place it before him, and did not eat it (myself). Anas said: It was since then that pumpkin was always my favourite (food).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020