Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ سَلْمٍ الْعَلَوِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ كَانَ الْقَرْعُ مِنْ أَحَبِّ الطَّعَامِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَوْ كَانَ الْقَرْعُ يُعْجِبُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَكَّ يَزِيدُ فَأُتِيَ بِقَصْعَةٍ فِيهَا قَرْعٌ فَرَأَيْتُهُ يُدْخِلُ أُصْبُعَيْهِ فِي الْمَرَقِ يَتْبَعُ بِهِمَا الْقَرْعَ السَّبَّابَةَ وَالْوُسْطَى فَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا ثُمَّ ضَمَّهُمَا.
English Translation
Yazid ibn Harun told us: Hammad ibn Zayd informed us, from Salm al-'Alawi, from Anas ibn Malik, who said, "Gourd was among the foods most beloved to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him" — or "the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was fond of gourd," Yazid was uncertain — "so a bowl of gourd stew was brought to him, and I saw him putting his fingers into the broth, following the gourd pieces with his index finger and middle finger, spreading them apart, then bringing them together."