Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3387
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ - عَنِ الْجَعْدِ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ تَزَوَّجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَدَخَلَ بِأَهْلِهِ - قَالَ - وَصَنَعَتْ أُمِّي أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ حَيْسًا - قَالَ - فَذَهَبْتُ بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ أُمِّي تُقْرِئُكَ السَّلاَمَ وَتَقُولُ لَكَ إِنَّ هَذَا لَكَ مِنَّا قَلِيلٌ . قَالَ " ضَعْهُ - ثُمَّ قَالَ - اذْهَبْ فَادْعُ فُلاَنًا وَفُلاَنًا وَمَنْ لَقِيتَ " . وَسَمَّى رِجَالاً فَدَعَوْتُ مَنْ سَمَّى وَمَنْ لَقِيتُهُ قُلْتُ لأَنَسٍ عِدَّةُ كَمْ كَانُوا قَالَ يَعْنِي زُهَاءَ ثَلاَثِمِائَةٍ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لِيَتَحَلَّقْ عَشَرَةٌ عَشَرَةٌ فَلْيَأْكُلْ كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ مِمَّا يَلِيهِ " . فَأَكَلُوا حَتَّى شَبِعُوا فَخَرَجَتْ طَائِفَةٌ وَدَخَلَتْ طَائِفَةٌ قَالَ لِي " يَا أَنَسُ ارْفَعْ " . فَرَفَعْتُ فَمَا أَدْرِي حِينَ رَفَعْتُ كَانَ أَكْثَرَ أَمْ حِينَ وَضَعْتُ .
Qutaybah narrated to us; Ja'far narrated to us—he was Ibn Sulayman—from al-Ja'd, Abu Uthman, from Anas bin Malik, who said: The Messenger of Allah married and went in to his wife—he said—and my mother, Umm Sulaym, prepared hais—he said. I took it to the Messenger of Allah and said, ‘My mother sends you greetings of peace and says: This is a small offering from us for you.’ He said, ‘Put it down.’ Then he said, ‘Go and invite so-and-so, so-and-so, and anyone you meet.’ He named some men, so I invited those he named and everyone I met. I asked Anas how many they were, and he said they were about three hundred. The Messenger of Allah said, ‘Let them sit in groups of ten, and let each person eat from what is nearest to him.’ They ate until they were satisfied. One group went out and another came in. He said to me, ‘Anas, take it away.’ I lifted it, and I do not know whether there was more when I lifted it away or when I first set it down.
Translation notes
Hais is a dish traditionally made with dates, ghee, and cheese; the Arabic name is retained.