It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: Umm Sunbulah (may Allah be pleased with her) sent milk as a gift for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and she brought it to me, but he (peace and blessings be upon him) was not present. I said to her: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has forbidden us from eating the food of the Bedouins (the uncouth desert Arabs). Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) came in. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Umm Sunbulah! What is this you have?" She said: O Messenger of Allah! It is milk that I have brought as a gift for you. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Umm Sunbulah! Pour it into a cup." He (peace and blessings be upon him) gave it to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, then said: "O Umm Sunbulah! Pour it." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took it and drank. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I said: O Messenger of Allah! How it cools the liver! But you had told us (of the prohibition) regarding the food of the Bedouins! He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Aishah! These are not Bedouins (ignorant desert Arabs); rather, they are the people of our countryside and we are their townsfolk. When they are called, they respond; so they are not among the (blameworthy) Bedouins." This hadith has an authentic (sahih) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.