Narrated 'Umar bin Al Salama: Who was the son of Um Salama, the wife of the Prophet: Once I ate a meal with Allah's Apostle and I was eating from all sides of the dish. So Allah's Apostle said to me, "Eat of the dish what is nearer to you."
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 65: Food, Meals, Hadith #289
Narrated 'Umar bin Al Salama: Who was the son of Um Salama, the wife of the Prophet: Once I ate a meal with Allah's Apostle and I was eating from all sides of the dish. So Allah's Apostle said to me, "Eat of the dish what is nearer to you."
This hadith is from the book of Food, Meals in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 289 in book 65 of volume 7.
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