Riyad as-Salihin, 504
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet (ﷺ) mortgaged his armour for a quantity of barley, and I took to him some barley bread and rancid fat. I heard him saying: "The family of Muhammad never possessed a measure of wheat from dawn to dusk although they were nine houses (to feed)." <b>[Al- Bukhari]</b>.
وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال: رهن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم درعه بشعير، ومشيت إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بخبز شعير، وإهالة سنخة، ولقد سمعته يقول:
ما أصبح لآل محمد صاع ولا أمسى
وإنهم لتسعة أبيات. ((رواه البخاري)). (( الإهالة بكسر الهمزة: الشحم الذائب. و السخنة بالنون والخاء المعجمة؛ وهي: المتغيرة)).
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Introduction, Hadith 504
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) and his family patiently endured poverty and were content with what is little.<br>
2) The most honored households in the sight of Allah Almighty are the houses of the Mothers of the Believers, i.e. the Prophet’s wives. Morning and evening would come while they had nothing to eat. There is a lesson in this for those who believe.