Food on the go

ʿAlī b. Ḥujr > Ismāʿīl > Ḥumayd > Anas

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stayed between Khaybar and Medina three days, building Saffiyah bint Huyayy's house. I invited the Muslims to his banquet, but it did not have any bread or meat. He ordered for anta (a type of food made from dates and butter) to be brought, and it was served as his banquet.

أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

«أَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ خَيْبَرَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ ثَلَاثًا يَبْنِي بِصَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ حُيَيٍّ فَدَعَوْتُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ إِلَى وَلِيمَتِهِ فَمَا كَانَ فِيهَا مِنْ خُبْزٍ وَلَا لَحْمٍ أَمَرَ بِالْأَنْطَاعِ فَأُلْقِيَ عَلَيْهَا مِنَ التَّمْرِ وَالْأَقِطِ وَالسَّمْنِ فَكَانَتْ وَلِيمَتَهُ»