حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْعَلَائُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِکِ بْنِ أَبِي السَّوِيَّةِ حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عِکْرَاشٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عِکْرَاشِ بْنِ ذُؤَيْبٍ قَالَ أُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِجَفْنَةٍ کَثِيرَةِ الثَّرِيدِ وَالْوَدَکِ فَأَقْبَلْنَا نَأْکُلُ مِنْهَا فَخَبَطْتُ يَدِي فِي نَوَاحِيهَا فَقَالَ يَا عِکْرَاشُ کُلْ مِنْ مَوْضِعٍ وَاحِدٍ فَإِنَّهُ طَعَامٌ وَاحِدٌ ثُمَّ أُتِينَا بِطَبَقٍ فِيهِ أَلْوَانٌ مِنْ الرُّطَبِ فَجَالَتْ يَدُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الطَّبَقِ وَقَالَ يَا عِکْرَاشُ کُلْ مِنْ حَيْثُ شِئْتَ فَإِنَّهُ غَيْرُ لَوْنٍ وَاحِدٍ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 3274
It was narrated that 'Ikrash bin Dhu' aib said: "The Prophet was brought a bowl filled with Tharid and fatty meat, and we started to eat from it. My hand was wandering all over, so he said: 'O 'Ikrash, eat from one spot, for it is all the same food. 'Then we were brought a plate on which were different kinds of fresh dates, and the hand of the Messenger of Allah went all around the plate. He said: 'O 'Ikrash, eat from wherever you want, for they are not all the same.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020