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Once the Prophet (ﷺ) distributed dates among his companions and gave each one seven dates. He gave me
seven dates too, one of which was dry and hard, but none of the other dates was more liked by me
than that one, for it prolonged my chewing it.
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 70, Hadith 39
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that he asked Sahl, "Did you use white flour during the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) ?" Sahl replied, "No.
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I was one of (the first) seven (who had embraced Islam) with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and we had nothing to
eat then, except the leaves of the Habala or Hubula tree, so that our stool used to be similar to that of
sheep. Now the tribe of Bani Asad wants to teach me Islam; I would be a loser and all my efforts
would be in vain (if I learn Islam anew from them).