We used to look forward to Fridays. There was an old woman among us who would take the roots of chard, put them in a pot of hers, and add a few grains of barley. When we had finished the prayer, we would go visit her, and she would serve it to us. That was why we used to look forward to Fridays. We would not eat lunch nor take our midday nap until after the Friday prayer. By Allah, there was no fat or grease in it.
إن كنا لنفرح بيوم الجمعة، كانت لنا عجوز تأخذ أصول السلق، فتجعله في قدر لها، فتجعل فيه حبات من شعير، إذا صلينا زرناها، فقربته إلينا، وكنا نفرح بيوم الجمعة من أجل ذلك، وما كنا نتغدى، ولا نقيل إلا بعد الجمعة، والله ما فيه شحم ولا ودك.
Bukhari narrated it in the Book of Foods (5403), from Yahya bin Bukayr, who said, "Yaqub bin Abdul-Rahman narrated to us, from Abu Hazim, from Sahl bin Saad," and he related it.His saying, "the roots of beet greens" (with a kasrah on the sin), refers to a type of leafy vegetable with long leaves and a root that goes deep into the ground, its leaves being fresh and tender and eaten cooked.His saying, "nor fat," refers to grease, matching it both in form and meaning.