The Prophet ﷺ loved gourd. Food was brought to him, or he was invited to a meal. Anas said, "I began picking out the pieces of gourd and placing them in front of him, because I knew he loved it."
كان النبي ﷺ يحب الدباء قال: فأتي بطعام- أو دعي له- قال أنس: فجعلت أتتبعه فأضعه بين يديه لما أعلم أنه يحبه.
Ahmad (13894) narrated it from Muhammad bin Jafar, who said, Shuba and Hajjaj told us, from Qatada, who said, I heard Anas bin Malik say, and he mentioned it. Its isnad is sahih. Nasai narrated it in Al-Kubra (6630) through Muhammad bin Jafar, who said, Shuba alone told us, with his isnad, in a shortened form. Ibn Majah narrated it (3302) through another route from Anas with the wording, "The Prophet ﷺ loved gourd."