Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I brought some dates to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), arranged in my hand. I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Pray to Allah for blessing in them for me." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed for blessing in them for me, then said: "When you want to take some (dates), put your hand in and do not scatter them." Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I gave so many wasqs (large measures) of those dates in the way of Allah. He narrated: We used to eat from them and feed others, and they remained in my cloth until the days of the martyrdom of Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), when they finished.