It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him towards Yemen, he said: Beware of luxury, for indeed the servants of Allah are not luxurious.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Usaib (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went out one night, when he passed by me, he called me, so I went out. Then when he (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), he called him too, so he also came. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), he called him too and he also came. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) proceeded until he entered a garden belonging to an Ansari and said to the owner of the garden: Serve us some half-ripe dates. So he brought a bunch and placed it down. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions ate from it. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked for cold water and drank it and said: You will surely, surely be questioned about this blessing on the Day of Resurrection. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) took the bunch and struck it on the ground, causing the half-ripe dates to fall towards the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he said: O Messenger of Allah! Will we be questioned about these on the Day of Resurrection? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes, absolutely, except for three things: (1) That rag or patch with which a servant covers his private parts, (2) That piece (of bread, etc.) with which a servant satisfies his hunger, and (3) That small room in which a servant enters to protect himself from heat and cold.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with them both, who says: The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, came to me. I served them fresh dates and gave them water to drink. The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: These are among the blessings about which you will be questioned.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Indeed, he has succeeded who accepted Islam, and then was provided sustenance according to his need, and Allah Almighty made him content with whatever He gave him.

Sayyiduna Fadala bin Ubaid (may Allah be pleased with him) also narrated a similar type of Prophetic hadith.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: A house, coarse and dry bread, and a garment that covers the private parts—whatever is beyond these is surplus, and the son of Adam has no right in it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Utbah bin Abd Salma (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I requested clothing from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so he (peace and blessings be upon him) made me wear two coarse garments. But when I adorned myself with them, I saw that among my companions, I was the one with the most clothing.

Sayyiduna Amir bin Rabi’ah (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a Badri companion, narrates: He says,“O my beloved son Abdullah! The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to send us in the army, and our provisions were only in leather bags. It was distributed in such a way that each one would get a handful, and then it came to the point where each would get only one date.”The son said,“O my father! How could one date suffice you?”He said,“My child! Do not say such a thing. When even that was not available, we would feel the need for even that.”

Abdullah bin Shaqiq says: I resided with Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) in Madinah Munawwarah for a year. One day he said to me, while we were near the chamber of Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): I saw that we had torn, old sheets, and there were days when we could not find anything to eat by which we could straighten our backs. It would reach the point that people would pick up stones and tie them to their hungry stomachs with cloth in order to keep their backs straight. One day, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) distributed dates among us; each person received seven dates, among which were dry and inferior dates. And I did not like the idea that I would get a good date instead of that inferior date. I asked: Why is that? He said: Because it had to be chewed with difficulty.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I saw myself with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in such a state that, due to hunger, I would tie stones to my stomach, but today the amount of my wealth's zakat is forty thousand.