Sahih Muslim Book - 36, Hadith - 5328

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى الْعَنَزِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ خُمَيْرٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ بُسْرٍ ، قَالَ : نَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى أَبِي ، قَالَ : فَقَرَّبْنَا إِلَيْهِ طَعَامًا وَوَطْبَةً ، فَأَكَلَ مِنْهَا ، ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِتَمْرٍ فَكَانَ يَأْكُلُهُ وَيُلْقِي النَّوَى بَيْنَ إِصْبَعَيْهِ ، وَيَجْمَعُ السَّبَّابَةَ وَالْوُسْطَى ، قَالَ شُعْبَةُ : هُوَ ظَنِّي وَهُوَ فِيهِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ إِلْقَاءُ النَّوَى بَيْنَ الإِصْبَعَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِشَرَابٍ فَشَرِبَهُ ، ثُمَّ نَاوَلَهُ الَّذِي عَنْ يَمِينِهِ ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ أَبِي : وَأَخَذَ بِلِجَامِ دَابَّتِهِ ، ادْعُ اللَّهَ لَنَا ، فَقَالَ : اللَّهُمَّ ، بَارِكْ لَهُمْ فِي مَا رَزَقْتَهُمْ ، وَاغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَارْحَمْهُمْ.

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin Busr said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) came to my father and we offered him some food and some Watbah. Then some dates were brought and he started eating them, putting the stones between his fingers and holding his forefinger and middle finger together" - Shu'bah said: "I think we learn from this that one may hold the date stones between two fingers, In sha Allah" - "Then some drink was brought and he drank it, then he passed it to the one who was on his right. My father said, taking hold of the reins of his riding-animal: 'Pray to Allah for us.' He said: 'Allahumma Barik lahum fi ma razaqtuhum, faghfirlahum farhamhum (O Allah, bless them in that which You have provided for them, and forgive them and have mercy on them.)"'