—out of any sense that Allah’s provision was scant; rather, he wished his community to emulate him. The Four collectors, along with Ibn Saʿd, have transmitted these reports from those narrators.

Abān reported, through Qatādah from Anas, that a Jew once invited the Prophet ﷺ to partake of barley bread and rancid clarified fat, and he accepted the invitation.

Anas also said: Dates were presented to the Prophet ﷺ, and I saw him—driven by hunger—squatting on his heels as he ate from them.

Asmāʾ bint Yazīd related: The Prophet ﷺ passed away while his coat of mail was pledged to a Jew for some barley.