It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that when food was brought from somewhere other than the house of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, he would ask about it. If it was said that it was a gift, he, peace and blessings be upon him, would eat it. And if it was said that it was charity, he, peace and blessings be upon him, would say: "You people eat it," and he, peace and blessings be upon him, would not eat it himself.

Bahz bin Hakim narrates from his father, and he from his grandfather, a similar hadith of the Prophet.

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that Sayyida Umm Sunbala (may Allah be pleased with her) brought a gift of milk for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but did not find him at home. Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said to her: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has forbidden us from eating the food of the Bedouins. Meanwhile, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived, and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was with him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Umm Sunbala! What is this with you? She said: O Messenger of Allah! It is milk; I have brought it as a gift for you. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Umm Sunbala! Pour it into a bowl. She poured it into a bowl. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Hand it to Abu Bakr. She did so. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Umm Sunbala! Pour more. She poured more and handed it to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he drank it. When Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) saw that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was drinking the milk and how much it was cooling his heart, she said: O Messenger of Allah! I was told that you had forbidden the food of the Bedouins? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Aisha! These people are not Bedouins; they are from the outer areas adjacent to our city, and we are from their city. When they are called (for the affairs of the Messenger of Allah and the Muslims), they respond. They are not Bedouins.

It is narrated from Sayyida Juwayriya bint Harith (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me one day and said: Is there any food? I said: No, there is nothing, except for that (meaty) bone which was given in charity to our slave-girl. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Bring it, bring it near to me, charity has reached its place.