Hazrat Juwairiyah — Page 21
HADRAT juwaiRiyah 21 with grass. Pillows were also stuffed with either grass or the leaves of a date tree. Besides these things there was very little else. The wives of the Holy Prophet sa also made do with just one outfit. Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra once revealed that each of the wives did not own more than one outfit. 11 The Holy Prophet sa had very simple eating habits. His wives also adopted similar habits and lived patiently and gratefully. Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra has narrated, “We often did not even light the stove for several days. We only ate dates and drank water. Due to our humble circumstances, the members of the household of the Holy Prophet sa were not able to eat bread for more than three days in a row. ” Hadrat Bil al ra was given the duty of managing the financial matters of the household. Whatever was received through gifts and spoils of war, went under his supervision. He also took care of distributing charity amongst the poor. If the need arose, he would ask for a loan. After the victory of Khaibar, the Holy Prophet sa started giving his wives twenty kilograms of barley to last for a month, and a maund of dates (which is equivelant to approximately thirty seven kilograms)