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Abu Hurayrah reported:
The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, went out at an hour when he would ordinarily not go out and when no one would usually encounter him. Abu Bakr came up to him, and he asked, “What has brought you here, Abu Bakr?” He replied, “I have come out to meet the Messenger of Allah, to look upon your noble face, and to greet you with peace.” Before long ʿUmar arrived, and he likewise asked, “What has brought you here, ʿUmar?” He answered, “Hunger, O Messenger of Allah.” He, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I too have felt some of that.”
They then made their way to the house of Abu l-Haytham ibn al-Tayhan al-Ansari, a man who owned many date-palms and sheep but had no servants. Not finding him at home, they asked his wife, “Where is your husband?” She replied, “He has gone to bring us fresh water.” Shortly thereafter Abu l-Haytham returned, carrying a waterskin that he set down; then he embraced the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, saying, “May my father and mother be your ransom!” After that he went off… ⦗79⦘