Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ التَّيْمِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ قَالَ بَيْنَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذْ أُتِيَ بِقَصْعَةٍ فِيهَا ثَرِيدٌ قَالَ فَأَكَلَ وَأَكَلَ الْقَوْمُ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَتَدَاوَلُونَهَا إِلَى قَرِيبٍ مِنْ الظُّهْرِ يَأْكُلُ كُلُّ قَوْمٍ ثُمَّ يَقُومُونَ وَيَجِيءُ قَوْمٌ فَيَتَعَاقَبُوهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ هَلْ كَانَتْ تُمَدُّ بِطَعَامٍ قَالَ أَمَّا مِنْ الْأَرْضِ فَلَا إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُونَ كَانَتْ تُمَدُّ مِنْ السَّمَاءِ.
English Translation
Ali ibn Asim told us, Sulayman al-Taymi told us, from Abu al-'Ala' ibn al-Shikhkhir, from Samurah ibn Jundub, who said: While we were with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, a bowl of tharid (bread sopped in broth) was brought. He said: He ate and the people ate, and they kept passing it around until near midday — one group would eat then get up, and another group would come and take turns at it. A man said to him: Was it being replenished with food? He said: Not from the earth — unless it was being replenished from the sky.