Anas bin Malik (RA) reported: Abu Talha sent me to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) in order to invite him (for meal). She had prepared a meal. So I came and found Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) along with some people. He looked at me, and I felt shy and said: Accept the invitation of Abu Talha. He (the Holy Prophet) asked the people to get up. Thereupon Abu Talha said: Allah's Messenger, I have prepared something for you. Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) touched (the food) and invoked blessings upon it, and then said: Let ten persons from my Companions enter (the house). He then said: Eat, and (in the meanwhile) brought out something from between his fingers for them. They then began to eat until they had their fill and then went out. He then asked ten more men (to have the meal) and they ate to their fill, and the ten persons went on getting in (and eating the food) and then getting out until none was left amongst them who had not got in and eaten to his fill. He then collected (the remaining part of the food) and it (the quantity of the food) was the same (as it had been prior to the serving of guests).

Anas b Malik reported: Abu Talha sent me to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) ; the rest of the hadith is the same, but 'there is a slight variation of wording that he said at the end (The Holy Prophet) took what was left (of the food) and collected it and then invoked blessings upon it and it returned to its original state. He (the Holy Prophet) then said: Take this.

Anas bin Malik (RA) reported: Abu Talha ordered Umm Sulaim to prepare a meal specially for Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) . He then sent me to him (to the Holy Prophet); the rest of the hadith is the same (but there is a slight variation of wording): "Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) placed his hand and mentioned the name of Allah upon that, and then said: Admit ten men. He (Abu Talha) admitted them and they got in. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Eat while mentioning the name of Allah upon it (the meal). They ate until eighty persons had taken the food. Then Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) had his meal and so the members of the household, and still they left some food."

Anas bin Malik (RA) reported this incident pertaining to the feast given by Abu Talha to Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) with the addition of these words: "Abu Talha stood at the door (to welcome the honourable guest) until Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) came there. He (Abu Talha) said to him: Allah's Messenger, the thing (we intend to offer you as a meal) is small in quantity. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Bring that, for Allah will soon bless it (and increase it).

Anas bin Malik (RA) reported this hadith (with a slight variation of wording) Then AlIah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) ate and the people of his house also ate, but (still) there was left a surplus, which they sent to their neighbours.

Anas bin Malik (RA) reported: Abu Talha saw Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) lying down upon his belly in the mosque. He came to Umm Sulaim and said: I saw Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) lying down upon the belly in the mosque, and I think he is hungry. The rest of the hadith is the same (but with the addition of these words) that Allah's messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) ate (the food) and so did Abu Talha, Umm Sulaim and Anas bin Malik (RA), but there was left something which we presented to our neighbours.

Anas bin Malik (RA) reported: I visited Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) one day and found him sitting in the company of his Companions and talking to them, and he had tied his belly with a bandage. Usama said: I am in doubt whether there was stone on that (his belly) or not. I asked some of his Companions why Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) had bandaged his belly. They said: (He has done that to relieve) his hunger. I went to Abu Talha, the husband of Umm Sulaim, the daughter of Milhan, and said to him: Father, I saw Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) having bandaged his belly. I asked some of his Companions (the reason of it) and they said that it was due to hunger. Abu Talha came to my mother and said: Is there anything? She said: Yes, I have some pieces of bread with me and some dates. If Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) comes to us alone we can feed him to his fill, but if someone comes along with him this would be insufficient for them. The rest of the hadith is the same.

Anas bin Malik (RA) reported this hadith pertaining to the entertainment of Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) by Abu Talha through another chain of transmitters.

Anas bin Malik (RA) reported: A tailor invited Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) to a meal which he had prepared. Anas bin Malik (RA) said: I went along with Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) to that feast. He presented to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) barley bread and soup containing pumpkin, and sliced pieces of meat. Anas said: I saw Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) going after the pumpkin round the dish, so I have always liked the pumpkin since that day.

Anas bin Malik (RA) reported that a person invited Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) to a meal. I also went along with him. He brought soup containing pumpkin. Allah's 'messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) ate that pumpkin with relish. He (Anas) said: When I saw that I began to place it before him, and did not eat it (myself). Anas said: It was since then that pumpkin was always my favourite (food).