Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1807
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، أَنْبَأَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ، يَقُولُ نَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ وَكَانَ إِذَا أَكَلَ طَعَامًا بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ بِفَضْلِهِ فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ يَوْمًا بِطَعَامٍ وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ مِنْهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَمَّا أَتَى أَبُو أَيُّوبَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ " فِيهِ ثُومٌ " . فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَحَرَامٌ هُوَ قَالَ " لاَ وَلَكِنِّي أَكْرَهُهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ رِيحِهِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Mahmud ibn Ghaylan narrated to us: Abu Dawud narrated to us: Shu‘bah informed us, from Simak ibn Harb, who heard Jabir ibn Samurah say: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed with Abu Ayyub. Whenever he ate food, he would send Abu Ayyub what remained. One day food was sent to him, but the Prophet did not eat any of it. Abu Ayyub came to the Prophet and mentioned this to him. He said: ‘It contains garlic.’ Abu Ayyub asked: ‘Messenger of Allah, is it forbidden?’ He replied: ‘No, but I dislike it because of its smell.’ Abu ‘Isa said: This hadith is hasan sahih (good and authentic).
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
In the sentence about the one meal, the Arabic leaves the subject of ‘sent’ implicit; the translation keeps that subject unstated rather than resolving the ambiguity.
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ،
The English witness omits the chain through Mahmud ibn Ghaylan, Abu Dawud, Shu‘bah, and Simak ibn Harb.
Should the complete chain be included?
يَقُولُ نَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ وَكَانَ إِذَا أَكَلَ طَعَامًا بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ بِفَضْلِهِ فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ يَوْمًا بِطَعَامٍ وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ مِنْهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَمَّا أَتَى أَبُو أَيُّوبَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ " فِيهِ ثُومٌ " .
The Arabic does not explicitly identify the subject of ‘sent’ in this clause, while the next sentence makes Abu Ayyub's visit to the Prophet explicit.
Should the witness leave the subject unspecified or clarify it from an external edition?