Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) liked Faghiyah very much, and among foods, the most beloved food to him (peace and blessings be upon him) was the curry of pumpkin.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that a bowl was brought near the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, in which there were also pieces of gourd, and this was something greatly liked by him, peace and blessings be upon him. So he, peace and blessings be upon him, began searching for the gourd with his finger or fingers.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik that a man invited the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, so he, peace and blessings be upon him, went and I also went with him, peace and blessings be upon him. Then soup was brought in the food, and there were gourds in it. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, began to eat the gourds from it. In fact, gourds were liked by him, peace and blessings be upon him. When I observed this, I started picking out the gourds and giving them to him, peace and blessings be upon him, and I was not eating myself (so that he, peace and blessings be upon him, could eat to his fill). Sayyiduna Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, says: Therefore, I always liked gourds because of this. Sulaiman Taymi says: In the season of gourds, whenever we used to come to Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, we would find gourds in his food.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) liked pumpkin, so I used to place pumpkin before him (peace and blessings be upon him and his family).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: Sayyidah Umm Sulaym gave me a basket and sent me to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), in which there were fresh dates. I did not find him at home; he (peace and blessings be upon him) had gone nearby to one of his slaves. In fact, he had prepared food and invited the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and found him in the state that he was eating food. So, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) invited me to eat as well. That man had made tharid of meat and gourd for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I noticed that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was very fond of gourd, so I started gathering the pieces of gourd and bringing them closer to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished eating and returned home, I placed that basket before him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to eat those dates and distribute them, until they were finished.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I went to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at his house and saw gourds with him. I asked: O Messenger of Allah! What are these? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: These are gourds; we mostly use them in our food.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, greatly liked tharid (bread soaked) with broth.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that a roasted goat was prepared for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and then presented to him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: O Abu Rafi’! Hand me the foreleg. So I handed him the foreleg. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) again said: Abu Rafi’! Hand me the foreleg. So I handed it to him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) again said: Abu Rafi’! Hand me the foreleg. I said: O Messenger of Allah! A goat has only two forelegs. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If you had remained silent, you would have continued handing me forelegs as long as I kept asking. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) greatly liked the foreleg.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) liked the foreleg.

It is narrated from Sayyida Duba'a bint Zubair bin Abdul Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with her) that she slaughtered a goat at her house, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a message to her, saying: "Let us also have some of your goat to eat." She replied to the messenger: "By Allah! Only the neck is left, and I feel shy before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to send him just the neck." So the messenger returned and informed the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) of the situation. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go back and tell her to send even the neck, for it is the first part of the goat, the best in taste and cooking, and farthest from urine and droppings."