Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ وَحَجَّاجٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ يُحَدِّثُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُحِبُّ الدُّبَّاءَ قَالَ حَجَّاجٌ الْقَرْعَ قَالَ فَأُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ أَوْ دُعِيَ لَهُ قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَجَعَلْتُ أَتَتَبَّعُهُ فَأَضَعُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ لِمَا أَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّهُ.
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Ja'far told us: Shu'bah and Hajjaj told us — Hajjaj said: Shu'bah told me — I heard Qatadah narrating, who said: I heard Anas ibn Malik say: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, loved the gourd — Hajjaj said: the pumpkin. He said: Food was brought to him, or he was invited to it. Anas said: So I began seeking it out and placing it before him, because I knew he loved it.