A Miraculous Feast due to the Blessings of the Holy Prophet (sa)
Hazrat Anas (ra) bin Malik relates, “Once Hazrat Abu Talha (ra) asked Umm-e-Sulaim (ra) whether she had any food, as he had noticed the Holy Prophet’s (sa) voice was faint and therefore assumed that he may be hungry. She replied, ‘Yes’ and then took out some bread made of barley. She placed the bread in the corner of a loose shawl, wrapped it and handed it to me. She also tied a part of the loose shawl around my waist and sent me to the Holy Prophet (sa).” Hazrat Anas (ra) further relates, “I took it with me and found the Holy Prophet (sa) in the mosque where there were some others as well. I stood beside the Holy Prophet (sa) who said, ‘Has Abu Talha sent you?’ ‘Yes indeed’ I replied. ‘Has he sent you with food?’ asked the Holy Prophet (sa) to which I replied, ‘Yes’. The Holy Prophet (sa) instructed the companions who were with him to accompany him.” Instead of eating the food, the Holy Prophet (sa) asked his companions to go with him and also took the food along with him. Hazrat Anas (ra) states, “I was walking ahead of them when I came across Hazrat Abu Talha (ra) and informed him that the Holy Prophet (sa) was coming here. Hazrat Abu Talha (ra) said, ‘O Umm-e-Sulaim (ra), the Holy Prophet (sa) is coming here along with some other people but we do not have enough food to feed them’” (The Holy Prophet (sa) was bringing back the few pieces of bread that were sent). “She replied, ‘Allah and His Messenger (sa) know best.’ Hazrat Abu Talha (ra) quickly left from his home in order to meet the Holy Prophet (sa) as Hazrat Anas (ra) had reached home before them. Hazrat Abu Talha (ra) arrived with the Holy Prophet (sa). The Holy Prophet (sa) said, ‘O Umm-e-Sulaim (ra), bring whatever you have to eat.’ She brought bread, which the Holy Prophet (sa) instructed to break into pieces, which she did so. Hazrat Umm-e-Sulaim (ra) poured clarified butter and presented it as a dish. The Holy Prophet (sa) then prayed on the bread in the manner God Almighty desired from him. The Holy Prophet (sa) then said to call ten people inside to eat, they were called inside and they ate until they were content and then they left. The Holy Prophet (sa) then said to let the next ten people inside and they ate until they were content and then they left. The Holy Prophet (sa) then said to let the next ten people inside and they ate until they were content and then they left. The Holy Prophet (sa) then said to let the next ten people inside and they ate until they were content and then they left. Thus, all of them ate to their fill and they totalled approximately 70 or 80 people.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab al-Manaqib, Bab Alaamaat an-Nubuwwah fi al-Islam, Hadith 3578)