Gardens of the Righteous — Page 107
RIYADH AS-SALIHIN 107 version is: Ever since he came to Medina, the family of the Holy Prophet never ate their fill of wheaten bread three nights running till he died. 495. Urwah relates of Ayesha that she used to say: Nephew, we would witness three crescents in two months without a fire being lit in the homes of the Holy Prophet. I asked: Aunt, how did you manage? She said: On dates and water, except that the Holy Prophet had some Ansars as neighbours who had she-camels yielding milk. They would send some of their milk to the Holy. Prophet which we drank (Bokhari and Muslim). 496. Abu Sa'id Maqburi relates of Abu Hurairah that he passed some people who had a roast lamb before them. They invited him to join them, but he refused, saying: The Holy Prophet passed out of the world without having eaten his fill of barley bread (Bokhari). 497. Anas relates that the Holy Prophet never ate off a table-cloth, nor did he ever eat bread made of fine flour throughout his life (Bokhari). One version adds: He never even saw a whole roast lamb. 498. Nu'man ibn Bashir relates: I have seen your Prophet when he did not have enough of the poorest quality dates to eat his fill (Muslim). 499. Sahl ibn Sa'ad relates that the Holy Prophet never even saw bread made out of fine flour throughout his life. He was asked: Did you not have sieves in the time of the Holy Prophet? He said: The Holy Prophet never saw a sieve. He was asked: How did you manage to eat barley bread made of unsieved flour? He said: We ground it and then blew over it; the husk was thus blown off and that which remained we kneaded into dough (Bokhari). 500. Abu Hurairah relates: The Holy Prophet came out one day and found Abu Bakr and Umar. He asked them: What has brought you out of your houses at this time? They said: Hunger, O Messenger of Allah. He affirmed: By Him in Whose hands is my life, the same cause has brought me out that has brought both of you out; so come along. They stood up and all three went to the house of one of the Ansar, but he was not at home. When his wife saw the Holy Prophet she said: Welcome and blessings. He asked her:. Where is So and So? She said: He has gone to fetch fresh sweet water for us. . When the Ansari came and saw the Holy Prophet and his two companions, he said: Praise be to Allah. There is no one who has more honoured guests today than I have. He then went out and brought a branch of a date tree bearing ripe and semi-ripe dates and invited them to eat. He then took up a knife and the Holy Prophet said to him: Do not slaughter a goat that is yielding milk. So he slaughtered for them and they ate and drank. When they had had their fill and were refreshed, the Holy Prophet said to his two companions: By Him in. Whose hands is my life you will be called to account for these bounties on the. Day of Judgment. Hunger drove you out of your homes and you did not return till you had enjoyed these bounties (Muslim). 501. Khalid ibn Umar Adavi relates: We were addressed by Utbah ibn. Ghazwan, Governor of Basrah. After praising Allah and glorifying Him, he said: The world is announcing its departure and is running swiftly, turning