171 — Abd Allah ibn Abī Badr narrated to me: Yazīd ibn Hārūn informed us: Sulaymān al-Taymī informed us, saying: I heard a man narrate in the gathering of Abū Uthmān al-Nahdī, from Ubayd, the freedman of the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—that two women of the Ansār fasted during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace. One of them sat with the other, and they began eating people’s flesh.

A man came to the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and said, “There are two women here who have been fasting, and they are on the verge of dying from thirst.” The Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—turned away from him, so the man fell silent. He later returned to him—I believe he said at midday—and said, “O Messenger of Allah, by Allah, they have died, or are on the verge of death!”

The Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said, “Bring them to me.” They came, and he called for a drinking bowl or cup. He said to one of them, “Vomit.” She vomited pus, blood, and ichor until she filled the vessel. He then said ⦗123⦘ to the other, “Vomit.” She vomited pus, blood, and ichor until she filled the vessel.

He said, “These two abstained from what Allah had made lawful for them, yet broke their fast on what Allah had forbidden them. One of them sat with the other, and they began eating people’s flesh.”