Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَهْلِهِ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ فَإِنْ قِيلَ هَدِيَّةٌ أَكَلَ وَإِنْ قِيلَ صَدَقَةٌ قَالَ كُلُوا وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ.
English Translation
'Affan narrated to us, he said: Hammad narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Ziyad who said: I heard Abu Hurayrah say: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), when he was brought food from other than his family, would ask about it. If he was told it was a gift, he would eat. If he was told it was charity, he would say: "Eat," but would not eat (himself).
