Anas bin Malik (RA) rdported that a tailor invited Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) to a feast. There has been an addition to this that Thabit said: I heard Anas saying that any meal that was prepared for me after that I tried that it should contain pumpkin.

'Abdullah bin Busr reported: AUah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) came to my father and we brought to him a meal and a preparation from dates, cheese and butter. He ate out of that. He was then given dates which he ate but he placed their stones between his fingers, and he joined his forefinger and middle finger. Shu'bah reported: I think that this hadith God's willing also contains (these words): Putting of date stones between two fingers. Then a drink was brought for him and he drank it, and then gave it to one who was on his right side. He (the narrator) said: My father took hold of the rein of his riding animal and requested him to supplicate for us. Thereupon he said: O Allah. bless them in what Thou hast provided them as a sustenance; and forgive them and have mercy upon them.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Shu'bah with the same chain of transmitters and they did not doubt about keeping the dates between his fingers (as is expressed in the previous hadith).

'Abdullah bin Ja'far reported: I saw Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) eating cucumber with fresh dates.

Anas bin Malik (RA) reported: I saw Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) squatting and eating dates.

Anas reported that there were brought to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) dates. He distributed them in the state that he had been sitting upright (in an easy posture) and he had also been eating them a (bit) quickly.

Jabala bin Suhaim reported: Ibn Zubair used to provide us with dates during the time that the people were hard pressed because of famine (Once) as we were busy in eating there happened to appear before us Ibn 'Umar. He said: Don't eat two dates together, for Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) forbade eating them together but only after seeking permission from his brother (partner). Shu'bah said: I do not think these words pertaining to seeking permission but from the words of Ibn 'Urnar.

This hadith has been reported on the authority of Shu'bah with the same chain of transmitters but these words of his (are not found): "The people were hard pressed because of the famine during those days."

Jabala bin Suhaim reported: I heard Ibn 'Umar as saying that Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) forbade anyone taking two dates together without seeking the consent of his companions.

'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: A family which has dates will not be hungry.