It is recommended to be humble when eating, and how to sit — Sahih Muslim

Sahih Muslim, 2044 asahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

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6 transmitters

Narrated by Abu Bakr bin Abi Shaybafrom'Abdullah bin Sa'id al-AshajfromAbu Bakr bin Abi UvaisfromHafs bin GhyathfromMus'ab bin Slym al-AsadyfromAnas bin Malik

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ حَفْصٍ، قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُقْعِيًا يَأْكُلُ تَمْرًا ‏.‏

English translation

Anas b. Malik reported:

I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) squatting and eating dates.

Sahih Muslim, 2044 bsahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

7 transmitters

Narrated by Zuhayr bin HarbfromMuhammad bin Yahya bin Abi 'UmarfromSufyan bin 'UyaynahfromMuhammad bin Yahya bin Abi 'UmarfromSufyan bin 'UyaynahfromMus'ab bin Slym al-AsadyfromAnas bin Malik

Hadith text · Matn

وَحَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ أُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِتَمْرٍ فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْسِمُهُ وَهُوَ مُحْتَفِزٌ يَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ أَكْلاً ذَرِيعًا ‏.‏ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ زُهَيْرٍ أَكْلاً حَثِيثًا ‏.‏

English translation

Anas reported that there were brought to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) dates. He distributed them in the state that he had been sitting upright (in an easy posture) and he had also been eating them a (bit) quickly.