Sunan Abi Dawud · Foods (Kitab Al-Atimah)
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الأَكْلِ مِنْ أَعْلَى الصَّحْفَةِ
Chapter: Eating from the top of the platter.
2 hadith · references 3772–3773
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Abu Dawud · 3772إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ طَعَامًا فَلَا يَأْكُلْ مِنْ أَعْلَى الصَّحْفَةِ وَلَكِنْ لِيَأْكُلْ مِنْ أَسْفَلِهَا فَإِنَّ الْبَرَكَةَ تَنْزِلُ مِنْ أَعْلَاهَاNarrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet ﷺ said: When one of you eats, he must not eat from the top of the dish, but should eat from the bottom; for the blessing descends from the top of it.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3773كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَصْعَةٌ يُقَالُ لَهَا : الْغَرَّاءُ ، يَحْمِلُهَا أَرْبَعَةُ رِجَالٍ ، فَلَمَّا أَضْحَوْا وَسَجَدُوا الضُّحَى أُتِيَ بِتِلْكَ الْقَصْعَةِ يَعْنِي وَقَدْ ثُرِدَ فِيهَا Narrated Abdullah ibn Busr: The Prophet ﷺ had a bowl called gharra'. It was carried by four persons. When the sun rose high, and they performed the forenoon prayer, the bowl in which tharid was prepared was brought, and 4 narrators