Praise be to Allah,
[Muhammad] ibn Abu ‘Adiyy narrated to us from Humayd [at-Tawee1] from Anas ibn Maalik who said,
“Umm Sulaym sent me with a large basket of fresh dates [as a gift to] the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) but I did not find him [in his home], as he had just gone out to a freed slave of his who had invited him and made some food for him. So I went to him while he was eating and he called me to eat with him. The freed slave had served him thareed with meat and pumpkin. He liked the pumpkin, so I started to gather [pieces of] pumpkin and put them on his side [of the dish]. After he had finished eating he returned to his house, and I put the basket [of dates] before him. He started to eat [from them] and share them [with whoever was there] until they had all finished.”
(Musnad Ahmad, Vol. 3, p. 108. The isnaad of this hadeeth is Saheeh. according to the conditions set by al-Bukhaaree and Muslim.)
Source:
Thulaathiyyaat Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal (may Allah have mercy on him)
Reports of Imaam Ahmad that have only three narrators between him and the Prophet, peace, and blessings be upon him.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Saalim as–Saffaareenee al–Hanbalee ~(1114 –1188 AH)