English Translation

‘Abdul-‘Aziz bin Abu Hazim said:My father told me: I asked Hadrat Sahl bin Sa’d: “Did you ever see dough made from well-sifted flour?” He said: “I never saw dough made from well-sifted flour until the Beloved Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) passed away.” I said: “Did they have sieves at the time of the Beloved Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)?” He said: “I never saw a sieve until the Beloved Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) passed away.” I said: “How did you eat barley that was not sifted?” He said: “We used to blow on it, and whatever flew away, flew away, and whatever was left we made dough with it.”