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[5315] 141 - (2039) Jābir binAbdullāh said: "When the ditchwas dug (for the Battle of Trench),I saw that the Messenger of Allāhﷺ was very hungry. I went to mywife and said to her: 'Do you haveanything? For I have seen that theMessenger of Allāh ﷺ is veryhungry.' She brought out a bag inwhich there was a Sā' of barley. Wehad a lamb, which I slaughtered,and she ground (the barley), andshe finished when I finished. I cutup (the lamb) and put it in the pot,then I went back to the Messengerof Allāh ﷺ. She said: 'Do notembarrass me before the Messengerof Allāh ﷺ and those who are withhim.' I came to him and whisperedto him, (saying) 'O Messenger ofAllāh, we have slaughtered ananimal of ours, and we haveground a Sā' of barley that we had,so come with a small group.' TheMessenger of Allāh ﷺ called out:'O People of the Ditch! Jābir hadmade food for you, come along!'And the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ
said (to me): 'Do not move your pot from the hearth or bake your bread until I come.' I came and the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ came ahead of the people. I came to my wife and she said: 'Woe to you, woe to you!' I said: 'I did what you told me.' She brought out our dough for him and he spat in it and blessed it. Then he went to our pot and spat in it and blessed it. Then he said: 'Call a woman to bake with you, and serve food from your pot but do not remove it from the hearth.' There were one thousand men, and I swear by Allâh that they ate until they left and went away, and our pot was still brimming as before, and our dough was still being baked as before."
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