حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ زَيْدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ أَبِي حَرْمَلَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَخَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى مَيْمُونَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ فَقَالَتْ أَلَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ مِنْ هَدِيَّةٍ أَهْدَتْهَا لَنَا أُمُّ حُفَيْدٍ قَالَ فَجِيءَ بِضَبَّيْنِ مَشْوِيَّيْنِ فَتَبَزَّقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ لَهُ خَالِدٌ كَأَنَّكَ تَقْذَرُهُ قَالَ أَجَلْ قَالَتْ أَلَا أُسْقِيكُمْ مِنْ لَبَنٍ أَهْدَتْهُ لَنَا فَقَالَ بَلَى قَالَ فَجِيءَ بِإِنَاءٍ مِنْ لَبَنٍ فَشَرِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَنَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَخَالِدٌ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ فَقَالَ لِي الشَّرْبَةُ لَكَ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ آثَرْتَ بِهَا خَالِدًا فَقُلْتُ مَا كُنْتُ لِأُوثِرَ بِسُؤْرِكَ عَلَيَّ أَحَدًا فَقَالَ مَنْ أَطْعَمَهُ اللَّهُ طَعَامًا فَلْيَقُلْ اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَأَطْعِمْنَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُ وَمَنْ سَقَاهُ اللَّهُ لَبَنًا فَلْيَقُلْ اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَزِدْنَا مِنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ يُجْزِئُ مَكَانَ الطَّعَامِ وَالشَّرَابِ غَيْرَ اللَّبَنِ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 1978
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: Khalid bin al-Waleed and I entered upon Maimoonah bint al-Harith with the Messenger of Allah (PBUH). She said: Shall we give you some food that was given to us by Umm 'Ufaiq? Two grilled lizards were brought, and the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) spat. Khalid said to him: I think you find it off-putting? He said: "Yes." She said: Shall I give you some milk that was given to us? He said: "Yes." A vessel of milk was brought and the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) drank. I was on his right and Khalid was on his left, and he said to me: "The drink is yours, but if you want you can give precedence to Khalid." I said: I will not give precedence to anyone with regard to your leftover drink. Then he said: "If Allah provides food for anyone, let him say: 'O Allah, bless it for us and give us something better than it If Allah provides milk for anyone, let him say: 'O Allah, bless it for us and give us more.' And there is nothing that takes the place of food or drink except milk’'.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020