In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Chapters on Foods from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him

1 - Chapter: What has been related about what the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to eat

1891 - Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us, Mu'adh ibn Hisham narrated to us, my father narrated to me, from Yunus, from Qatadah, from Anas, who said: "The Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, never ate from a dining tray (khivan), nor from a small dish (sukurrujah), nor was thin bread baked for him." I said to Qatadah: "Then from what did they eat?" He said: "From these leather dining mats (sufar)."

This is a hasan gharib hadith.

Muhammad ibn Bashshar said: "This Yunus is Yunus al-Iskaf."

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(1) A sahih hadith, recorded by al-Bukhari (5386), Ibn Majah (3292) and (3293), and al-Nasa'i in "al-Kubra" (6625), (6626), (6634), and (6638).
Al-Khivan (with damma or kasra on the kha): it is the table prepared for food, made of wood or similar.
Al-Sukurrujah: it is with three dammas and a shaddah on the ra, and it was also considered correct to open the ra: a small vessel in which a small amount of condiment is eaten, and appetizers are placed in it around the foods to stimulate the appetite. It is also said: they are small bowls. It is a Persian word.