Narrated Abu Huraira: Whenever a meal was brought to Allah's Apostle, he would ask whether it was a gift or Sadaqa (something given in charity). If he was told that it was Sadaqa, he would tell his companions to eat it, but if it was a gift, he would hurry to share it with them.
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 47: Gifts, Hadith #750
Narrated Abu Huraira: Whenever a meal was brought to Allah's Apostle, he would ask whether it was a gift or Sadaqa (something given in charity). If he was told that it was Sadaqa, he would tell his companions to eat it, but if it was a gift, he would hurry to share it with them.
This hadith is from the book of Gifts in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 750 in book 47 of volume 3.
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