Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:5889 وَبِإِسْنَادِهِ سَأَلْتُ سَهْلًا هَلْ رَأَيْتَ النِّقْيَ؟ قَالَ «مَا رَأَيْتُ النِّقْيَ حَتَّى قَبَضَ اللهُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ» قُلْتُ هَلْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ مَنَاخِلُ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «مَا رَأَيْتُ مُنْخُلًا حَتَّى قَبَضَ اللهُ رَسُولَهُ» قُلْتُ كَيْفَ تَأْكُلُونَ الشَّعِيرَ غَيْرَ مَنْخُولٍ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ نَنْفُخُهُ ثُمَّ يَطِيرُ مِنْهُ مَا طَارَ»
English Translation
Abu Hazim said: I asked Sahl: "Did you ever see fine white flour (naqi)?" He said: "I never saw fine white flour until Allah took the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)." I said: "Did you have sieves during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)?" He said: "I never saw a sieve until Allah took His Messenger." I said: "Then how did you eat unsifted barley?" He said: "Yes, we would blow on it, and whatever flew away, flew away."