The summaries provide information about the living conditions and lifestyle of the Prophet Muhammad based on multiple hadith sources:
1) The Prophet and his family often went without fire or cooking for months at a time, sustaining themselves only on dates and water. When they did receive food, it was occasionally milk or meat provided by neighbors.
2) The Prophet died leaving only a few possessions - some land given as charity, a white mule, and his weapons. His family had so little food that nothing remained after his death except a small amount of barley.
3) Accounts from his wife Aisha and companions emphasize how poor the Prophet was, rarely eating wheat bread or meat, sometimes going
The summaries provide information about the living conditions and lifestyle of the Prophet Muhammad based on multiple hadith sources:
1) The Prophet and his family often went without fire or cooking for months at a time, sustaining themselves only on dates and water. When they did receive food, it was occasionally milk or meat provided by neighbors.
2) The Prophet died leaving only a few possessions - some land given as charity, a white mule, and his weapons. His family had so little food that nothing remained after his death except a small amount of barley.
3) Accounts from his wife Aisha and companions emphasize how poor the Prophet was, rarely eating wheat bread or meat, sometimes going
The summaries provide information about the living conditions and lifestyle of the Prophet Muhammad based on multiple hadith sources:
1) The Prophet and his family often went without fire or cooking for months at a time, sustaining themselves only on dates and water. When they did receive food, it was occasionally milk or meat provided by neighbors.
2) The Prophet died leaving only a few possessions - some land given as charity, a white mule, and his weapons. His family had so little food that nothing remained after his death except a small amount of barley.
3) Accounts from his wife Aisha and companions emphasize how poor the Prophet was, rarely eating wheat bread or meat, sometimes going
The summaries provide information about the living conditions and lifestyle of the Prophet Muhammad based on multiple hadith sources:
1) The Prophet and his family often went without fire or cooking for months at a time, sustaining themselves only on dates and water. When they did receive food, it was occasionally milk or meat provided by neighbors.
2) The Prophet died leaving only a few possessions - some land given as charity, a white mule, and his weapons. His family had so little food that nothing remained after his death except a small amount of barley.
3) Accounts from his wife Aisha and companions emphasize how poor the Prophet was, rarely eating wheat bread or meat, sometimes going
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Sahih Bukhari Volume 3, Book 47, Number 741: Narrated Urwa: Aisha said to me, "O my nephew!
We used to see the crescent, and then the crescent and then the crescent in this way we saw three crescents in two months and no fire (for cooking) used to be made in the houses of Allah's Apostle. I said, "O my aunt! Then what use to sustain you?" 'Aisha said, "The two black things: dates and water, our neighbors from Ansar had some Manarh and they used to present Allah's Apostle some of their milk and he used to make us drink." Volume 4, Book 53, Number 329: Narrated Aisha: Allah's Apostle died, and there was nothing in my house that a living being could eat, except some barley Lying on a shelf. So, I ate of it for a long period and measured it, and (after a short period) it was consumed. Volume 4, Book 53, Number 330: Narrated 'Amr bin Al-Harith: The Prophet did not leave anything (after his death) except his arms, a white mule, and a (piece of) land which he had given as Sadaqa. Volume 4, Book 53, Number 354: Narrated Aslam: 'Umar said, "Were it not for those Muslims who have not come to existence yet, I would have distributed (the land of) every town I conquer among the fighters as the Prophet distributed the land of Khaibar." Volume 4, Book 53, Number 377: Narrated Anas bin Malik: While I was walking with the Prophet who was wearing a Najrani outer garment with a thick hem, a bedouin came upon the Prophet and pulled his garment so violently that I could recognize the impress of the hem of the garment on his shoulder, caused by the violence of his pull. Then the bedouin said, "Order for me something from Allah's Fortune which you have." The Prophet turned to him and smiled, and ordered that a gift be given to him. Volume 8, Book 76, Number 457: Narrated Anas: The Prophet did not eat at a table till he died, and he did not eat a thin nicely baked wheat bread till he died. Volume 8, Book 76, Number 458: Narrated 'Aisha: When the Prophet died, nothing which can be eaten by a living creature was left on my shelf except some barley grain. I ate of it for a period and when I measured it, it finished. Volume 8, Book 76, Number 461: Narrated 'Aisha: The family of Muhammad had never eaten their fill of wheat bread for three successive days since they had migrated to Medina till the death of the Prophet. Volume 8, Book 76, Number 462:
Narrated 'Aisha: The family of Muhammad did not eat two meals on one day, but one of the two was of dates. Volume 8, Book 76, Number 463: Narrated 'Aisha: The bed mattress of the Prophet was made of a leather case stuffed with palm fibres. Volume 8, Book 76, Number 464: Narrated Qatada: We used to go to Anas bin Malik and see his baker standing (preparing the bread). Anas said, "Eat. I have not known that the Prophet ever saw a thin well-baked loaf of bread till he died, and he never saw a roasted sheep with his eyes." Volume 8, Book 76, Number 465: Narrated 'Aisha: A complete month would pass by during which we would not make a fire (for cooking), and our food used to be only dates and water unless we were given a present of some meat. Volume 8, Book 76, Number 466: Narrated 'Aisha: that she said to Urwa, "O, the son of my sister! We used to see three crescents in two months, and no fire used to be made in the houses of Allah's Apostle (i.e. nothing used to be cooked)." 'Urwa said, "What used to sustain you?" 'Aisha said, "The two black things i.e. dates and water, except that Allah's Apostle had neighbors from the Ansar who had some milch she-camels, and they used to give the Prophet some milk from their house, and he used to make us drink it." Sahih Muslim Book 9, Number 3507 'Umar b. al-Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) reported I visited Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him), and he was lying on a mat.I sat down and he drew up his lower garment over him and he had nothing (else) over him, and that the mat had left its marks on his sides. I looked with my eyes in the store room of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him). I found only a handful of barley equal to one sa' and an equal quantity of the leaves of Mimosa Flava placed in that nook of the cell, and a semi-tanned leather bag hanging (in one side), and I was moved to tears (on seeing this extremely austere living of the Holy Piophet), and he said: Ibn Khattab, what wakes you weep? I said: Apostle of Allah, why should I not shed tears?This mat has left its marks on your sides and I do not see in your store room (except these few things) that I have seen ; Ceasar and Chosroes are leading their lives in plenty whereas you are Allah's Messenger.His chosen one, and that is your store ! He said: Ibn Khattab, aren't you satisfied that for us (there should be the prosperity) of the Hereafter, and for them (there should be the prosperity of) this world? Book 30, Number 5718: Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) was the most generous of people in charity, but he was generous to the utmost in the month of Ramadan. Gabriel (peace be upon him) would meet him every year during the month of Ramadin until it ended, and Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) recited to him the Qur'an; and when Gabriel met him Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) was most generous in giving charity like the blowing wind. Book 30, Number 5726: Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: It never happened that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) was
asked for anything and he said: No. Book 42, Number 7083: 'A'isha reported: Never had the family of Muhammad (may peace be upon him) eaten to the fill since their arrival in Medina with the bread of wheat for three successive nights until his (Holy Prophet's) death. Book 42, Number 7084: 'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Never did Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) eat to his fill the bread of wheat for three successive days until he had run the course of his life. Book 42, Number 7085: 'A'isha reported: Never did the family of Muhammad (may peace be upon him) eat to the fill the bread of barley for two successive days until Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) died. Book 42, Number 7086: 'A'isha reported: Never could the family of Muhammad (may peace be upon him) (afford to eat to the fill) the bread of wheat beyond three days (successively). Book 42, Number 7087: '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. Book 42, Number 7088: 'A'isha reported: Never could the family of Muhammad (may peace be upon him) (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. Book 42, Number 7089: 'A'isha reported: We the family of Muhammad (may peace be upon him) 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). Book 42, Number 7091: 'A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him) 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 therein. I had been eating out of that for a fairly long duration when I thought of measuring it and it was almost finished. Book 42, Number 7092: '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 (may peace be upon him).I ('Urwa) said: Auntie, then what were your means of sustenance? She said: Dates and water.But it (so happened) that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) had some Ansar as his neighbours and they had milch animals and they used to send to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) some milk of their (animals) and he served that to us. Book 42, Number 7093: 'Urwa b. Zubair reported on the authority of 'A'isha, the wife of Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him), that she said: Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) died (in a state) that it never happened that he could eat to his fill the bread with olive oil twice during a day. Book 42, Number 7094:
'A'isha reported this hadith through other chains of transmitters also (and the words are) that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) died (in a state) when the people could afford to eat only the dates and water. Book 42, Number 7095: 'A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) had died in a state that they could afford to cat two things only: water and dates. Book 42, Number 7097: 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 (may peace be upon him) 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. Book 42, Number 7098: 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 (may peace be upon him) could not eat to his fill and provide his family bread of wheat beyond three days successively until he left the world. Book 42, Number 7099: Nu'man b. Bashir said: Don't you eat and drink according to your heart's desire, whereas I saw that your Prophet (may peace be upon him) (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. Book 42, Number 7101: 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 (may peace be upon him) spend the whole day being upset because of hunger and he could not get even an inferior quality of dates with which he could fill his belly.
