Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1824
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ: «أَهَدْيَةٌ أَمْ صَدَقَةٌ؟» فَإِنْ قِيلَ: صَدَقَةٌ: قَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ: «كُلُوا» وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ وَإِنْ قِيلَ: هَدِيَّةٌ ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ فَأَكَلَ مَعَهم
Translation
Abu Huraira said: Whenever food was brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he would ask about it: ‘Is it a gift or alms?’ If he was told, ‘Alms,’ he would say to his Companions, ‘Eat,’ but he would not eat. If he was told, ‘A gift,’ he would reach out his hand and eat with them.