A'isha reported: Never could the family of Muhammad (may peace. be upon him) (afford to eat) the bread of wheat for three (successive days) until he ran the course of his life
A'isha reported: Never could the family of Muhammad ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) (afford to eat) the bread of wheat for two days successively. Even (out of these two days) one (was such wherein he could get) only a date.
A'isha reported: We the family of Muhammad ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to spend (the whole) month in which we (did not need to) kindle the fire as (we had nothing to cook) ; we had only dates and water (to fill our bellies).
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Urwa with the same chain of transmitters (and the words are): We used to spend- And he did not make a mention of the family of Muhammad ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), and Abu Kuraib made this addition to his hadith which was transmitted on the authority of Ibn Numair (and the words are): But this that there was brought to us some meat.
`A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) died (in such a state) that there had been nothing in my wooden tub which a living being could afford to eat but a handful of barley. I had been eating out of that for a fairly long duration when I thought of measuring it and it was almost finished.
A'isha used to say to 'Urwa: Son of my sister, by Allah, I used to see the new moon, then the new moon, then the new moon, i. e. three moons in two months, and fire was not kindled in the house of Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ). I ('Urwa) said: Auntie, then what were your means of sustenance? She said: Dates and water. But it (so happened) that Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) had some Ansar as his neighbours and they had milch animals and they used to send to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) some milk of their (animals) and he served that to us.
Urwa b. Zubair reported on the authority of 'A'isha, the wife of Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), that she said: Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) died (in a state) that it never happened that he could eat to his fill the bread with olive oil twice during a day.
A'isha reported this hadith through other chains of transmitters also (and the words are) that Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) died (in a state) when the people could afford to eat only the dates and water.
A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) had died in a state that they could afford to eat two things only: water and dates.
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Sufyan and the words are: We could not afford to eat to the fill even dates and water.
Abu Huraira reported: By Him in Whose Hand is my life and Ibn 'Abbad also said: By One in Whose hand is the life of Abu Huraira, Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) could not afford to provide adequate food to his family which could (fill their bellies) with bread and wheat for three days successively until he left the world.
Abu Hazim reported: I saw Abu Huraira point with his finger many a time and saying: By One in Whose Hand is the life of Abu Huraira, Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) could not eat to his fill and provide his family bread of wheat beyond three days successively until he left the world.
Nu'man b. Bashir said: Don't you eat and drink according to your heart's desire, whereas I saw that your Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) (at times) could not find even an inferior quality of the dates with which he could fill his belly? Qutaiba, however, did not make a mention of It.
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Simak with the same chain of transmitters, with this addition of words: You are not satisfied with the qualities of dates and butter.
Simak b. Barb reported: I heard Nu'man deliver an address in which he said that (Hadrat) Umar made a mention of what had fallen to the lot of people out of the material world and he said: I saw Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) spend the whole day being upset because of hunger and he could not get even an interior quality of dates with which he could fill his belly.
Abd al-Rahman al-Hubuli reported: I heard that a person asked 'Abdullah b. 'Amr b. 'As and heard him saying: Are we not amongst the destitute of the emigrants? Abdullah said to him: Have you a spouse with whom you live? He said: Yes. Abdullah asked: Do you not have a home in which you reside? The man replied Yes. Abdullah said: Then you are amongst the rich. He said: I have a servant also. Thereupon he (Abdullah b. 'Amr b. 'As) said: Then you are amongst the kings.
Abu 'Abd al-Rahman reported that three persons came to 'Abdullah b. Amr b. 'As while I was sitting with him and they said: By Allah, we have nothing with us either in the form of provision, riding animals or wealth. Thereupon he said to them: I am prepared to do whatever you like. If you come to us, we would give you what Allah would make available for you. and if you like I would make a mention of your case to the ruler, and if you like you can show patience also. for I have heard Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: The destitute amongst the emigrants would precede the rich emigrants by forty years in getting into Paradise on the Day of Resurrection. Thereupon they said: We then, show patience and do not ask for anything.
