Sahih Muslim Book - 36, Hadith - 5309

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَتَقَارَبَا فِي اللَّفْظِ ، قَالاَ : حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ ، قَالَ: كَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ يُقَالُ لَهُ: أَبُو شُعَيْبٍ، وَكَانَ لَهُ غُلاَمٌ لَحَّامٌ ، فَرَأَى رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَعَرَفَ فِي وَجْهِهِ الْجُوعَ ، فَقَالَ لِغُلاَمِهِ: وَيْحَكَ ، اصْنَعْ لَنَا طَعَامًا لِخَمْسَةِ نَفَرٍ ، فَإِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَدْعُوَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَامِسَ خَمْسَةٍ ، قَالَ: فَصَنَعَ ، ثُمَّ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَدَعَاهُ خَامِسَ خَمْسَةٍ وَاتَّبَعَهُمْ رَجُلٌ ، فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ الْبَابَ ، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِنَّ هَذَا اتَّبَعَنَا ، فَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تَأْذَنَ لَهُ ، وَإِنْ شِئْتَ رَجَعَ ، قَالَ: لاَ ، بَلْ آذَنُ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ.

It was narrated that Abu Mas'ud Al-Ansari said: "There was a man among the Ansar who was called Abu Shu'aib and he had a slave who was a butcher. He saw the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and recognized the signs of hunger in his face. He said to his slave: 'Woe to you, make us food enough for five people, for I want to invite the Prophet (s.a.w) as the fifth of five.' So he made (the food), then he came to the Prophet (s.a.w) and invited him as the fifth of five. Another man followed them, and when he reached the door, the Prophet (s.a.w) said: 'This man has followed us. If you wish, you may give him permission and if you wish he may go back.' He said: 'No, rather I will give him permission, O Messenger of Allah."'