Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ دَعَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ فَانْطَلَقَ وَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُ قَالَ فَجِيءَ بِمَرَقَةٍ فِيهَا دُبَّاءٌ فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْكُلُ ذَلِكَ الدُّبَّاءَ وَيُعْجِبُهُ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ ذَلِكَ جَعَلْتُ أُلْقِيهِ إِلَيْهِ وَلَا أَطْعَمُ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ أَنَسٌ فَمَا زِلْتُ أُحِبُّهُ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ فَحَدَّثْتُ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيَّ فَقَالَ مَا أَتَيْنَا أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ قَطُّ فِي زَمَانِ الدُّبَّاءِ إِلَّا وَجَدْنَاهُ فِي طَعَامِهِ.
English Translation
Hashim ibn al-Qasim told us, Sulayman told us, from Thabit, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: A man invited the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, so he set out, and I went along with him. He said: A stew containing gourd was brought, and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, began eating that gourd, and it pleased him. When I saw that, I began putting it before him and not eating any of it myself. Anas said: I have loved it ever since. Sulayman said: I related this hadith to Sulayman al-Taymi, and he said, "We never came to Anas ibn Malik during the season of gourds without finding him eating it."