spent the night in the mosque until morning, and he remained there the following day as well. Late in the afternoon two riders arrived; I went off with them, clothed them, and gave them food. After he had led the night prayer, he summoned me and asked, “What became of the matter that was still outstanding?” I replied, “Allah has relieved you of it.” He exclaimed, “Allāhu akbar,” praised Allah, and thanked Him—fearful that death might overtake him while any debt remained upon him. I then accompanied him as he went round to his wives, greeting each one in turn, until he reached the place where he would sleep. Abu Dāwūd transmitted this report through Abū Tawbah al-Ḥalabī, from Muʿāwiyah.

Abū al-Walīd al-Ṭayālisī said: Abū Hāshim al-Zaʿfarānī narrated to us, saying: Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd-Allāh narrated to us that Anas ibn Mālik related that Fāṭimah (may Allah be pleased with her) once brought a piece of bread to the Prophet ﷺ. He asked, “What is this?” She replied, “It is a loaf I baked, and I could not rest until I brought you this piece.” He said, “Indeed, it is the first food that has entered your father’s mouth in three days.”

Abū ʿĀṣim related—from Zaynab bint Abī Ṭaliq, who said: Ḥibbān ibn Juʾz (or Baḥr) told me, on the authority of Abū Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to bind a stone to his waist because of hunger.

Abū Ghassān al-Nahdī said: Isrāʾīl narrated to us, from Mujālid, from al-Shaʿbī, from Masrūq, who said: One day ʿĀʾishah began to weep. I asked, “What makes you weep?” She answered, “Whenever I fill my stomach with food and wish to cry, I do so, remembering the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the hardship he endured.”

Khālid ibn Khaddāsh said: Ibn Wahb narrated to us, who said: Jarīr ibn Ḥāzim related to me, from Yūnus, from al-Ḥasan, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ once addressed the people, declaring, “By Allah, there is not a single sāʿ of food in the family of Muḥammad this evening, even though they occupy nine houses.” By Allah, he did not say it