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.
Read More..Narrated `Aisha: The family of Muhammad did not eat two meals on one day, but one of the two was of dates.
Read More..Narrated `Aisha: The bed mattress of the Prophet was made of a leather case stuffed with palm fibres.
Read More..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.
Read More..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.
Read More..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.
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