Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 3451
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ، بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَمْزَةَ الْعَطَّارُ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ أُهْدِيَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَسَلٌ فَقَسَمَ بَيْنَنَا لُعْقَةً لُعْقَةً فَأَخَذْتُ لُعْقَتِي ثُمَّ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَزْدَادُ أُخْرَى قَالَ " نَعَمْ " .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Jābir ibn ʿAbd Allāh reported: Honey was presented to the Prophet ﷺ, and he distributed a taste to each of us. I took my share, then said, ‘Messenger of Allah, may I have another?’ He said, ‘Yes.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic says he gave each person a luqʿah, literally a lick or small taste; the report does not specify a spoon or other utensil.
قَالَ أُهْدِيَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَسَلٌ فَقَسَمَ بَيْنَنَا لُعْقَةً لُعْقَةً فَأَخَذْتُ لُعْقَتِي ثُمَّ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَزْدَادُ أُخْرَى قَالَ " نَعَمْ " .
Luqʿah is a small lick or taste of honey; the report does not specify its size or how it was served.
Should the portion be rendered literally as a ‘lick’ or more naturally as a small taste?