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602. Narrated Abū 'Uthmān: 'Abdur Rahmān bin Abī Bakr رضي الله عنهما said, "As-Suffa companions were poor people and the Prophet ﷺ said, 'Whoever has food for two persons should take a third one from them (As-Suffa companions). And whosoever has food for four persons he should take one or two from them' Abū Bakr took three men and the Prophet ﷺ took ten of them."
Abdur Rahmān added: My father my mother and I were there (in the house). (The subnarrator is in doubt whether 'Abdur Rahmān also said, 'My wife and our servant who was common for both my house and Abū Bakr's house). Abū Bakr took his supper with the Prophet ﷺ and remained there till the 'Ishā' prayer was offered. Abū Bakr (after the prayer) went back and stayed with the Prophet ﷺ till the Prophet ﷺ took his meal and then Abū Bakr returned to his house
after a long portion of the night had passed. Abū Bakr's wife said, "What detained you from your guests (or guest)?" He said, "Have you not served them yet?" She said, "They refused to eat until you come. The food was served for them but they refused." 'Abdur Rahmān added: I went away and hid myself (being afraid of Abū Bakr) and in the meantime he (Abū Bakr) called me, "O Ghunthar (a harsh word)!" and also called me bad names and abused me and then said, "Eat! No welcome for you." Then (the supper was served). Abū Bakr took an oath that he would not eat that food. The narrator added: By Allāh, whenever any one of us (myself and the guests of As-Suffa companions) took anything from the food, it increased from underneath. We all ate to our fill and the food was more than it was before its serving.
Abū Bakr looked at it (the food) and found it as it was before serving or even more than that. He addressed his wife (saying) "O the sister of Banī Firās! What is this?" She said, "O the pleasure of my eyes! The food is now three times more than it was before." Abū Bakr ate from it, and said, "That (oath) was from Satan", meaning his oath (not to eat). Then he took a morsel (mouthful) from it and then took the rest of it to the Prophet ﷺ. So that meal was with the Prophet ﷺ. There was a treaty between us and some people, and when the period of that treaty had elapsed the Prophet ﷺ divided us into twelve (groups) (the Prophet's Companions) each being headed by a man. Allāh knows how many men were under the command of each (leader). So all of them (12 groups of men) ate of that meal (or said something like that).
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(1) (H.601) This was a sign of Prophethood, for what Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said was proved, as the last of his companions to die was Abū At-Tufail 'Amir bin Wāthila who died 100 years after the prophecy of the Prophet ﷺ and he was 110 years old then.
