English translation
4144. It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "We, the family of Muhammad ﷺ, would stay for a month during which no fire would be lit (for cooking) and we had only dates and water." (Sahih)
Hadith 4144
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Darussalam · Volume 5
37. The ChaptersOn AsceticismSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 4144 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1388
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Source no. 4144 · Volume 9 · Page 144
Sahih
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Arabic text
4144 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، وَأَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: «إِنْ كُنَّا آلَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، لَنَمْكُثُ شَهْرًا مَا نُوقِدُ فِيهِ بِنَارٍ، مَا هُوَ إِلَّا التَّمْرُ، وَالْمَاءُ» ، إِلَّا أَنَّ ابْنَ نُمَيْرٍ قَالَ: نَلْبَثُ شَهْرًا
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Commentary
This Hadith shows the abstinence, moderation, contentment and simplicity of the Prophet ﷺ. In the last years of his blessed life, the Prophet ﷺ, used to grant dates, barley etc., as the ration for whole year to his family. But the Mothers of the Believers used to spend it generously and it used to finish before the end of the year. So, most of the time they would live without bread, meat, etc., and sometimes they do not have even dates to eat.