Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: Our food with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to be two black things—dates and water. By Allah! We had neither seen your wheat nor did we know what it was, and our clothing with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to be small sheets like those of the Bedouins.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him), a man went to him and found him weeping. He said: O Abu Ubaidah! Why are you weeping? He replied: The reason for my weeping is that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) once mentioned those things which Allah Almighty would grant to the Muslims in the form of victories and spoils, until he (peace and blessings be upon him) also mentioned Syria, and further said: O Abu Ubaidah! If your life is prolonged, then three servants should suffice you: one servant for your service, one to accompany you on journeys, and one servant to serve your family, who comes and goes to them. And three mounts should suffice you: one for your riding, one for your luggage, and one mount for your servant. Now pay attention, I look at my house, it is filled with servants, and the stable is filled with animals and horses. With these things, how will I face the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), when he (peace and blessings be upon him) advised us, saying: The most beloved to me among you and the closest to me is the one who meets me in the same state in which I left him.

Shaqiq narrates: Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) went to visit his maternal uncle, Sayyiduna Abu Hashim bin Utbah (may Allah be pleased with him), to look after him. He began to weep. Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Uncle! Why are you crying? Is some pain troubling you or is worldly greed the reason for your weeping? He replied: None of these is the reason. The matter is that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) advised us, saying: O Abu Hashim! It is possible that you may acquire such wealth that will have to be distributed among people. So, for you, only a servant from the wealth and a mount for the path of Allah will suffice. But now I see myself that I have accumulated wealth.

(Second chain) Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) went to Sayyiduna Abu Hashim bin Utbah (may Allah be pleased with him), while he was ill and weeping.

Haritha bin Mudarrib says: I went to Sayyiduna Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him), while he had been cauterized at seven places on his body. He said: To my knowledge, no one else has suffered the pain that I have. If I had not heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say that no man should wish for death, I would have wished for death. When I was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I did not have even a single dirham, and now there are forty thousand dirhams lying in one corner of my house. Then his shroud was brought, and when he saw it, he began to weep and said: But for Sayyiduna Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him), there was no shroud except for a sheet of white and black color. When it was placed over his head, it would not cover his feet, and when it was placed over his feet, it would not cover his head. So it was placed over his head, and idhkhir grass was placed over his feet.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We migrated with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and among us were some individuals who passed away without receiving anything of their reward in this world. Among them was Sayyiduna Mus'ab bin Umair (may Allah be pleased with him), who left behind nothing in his inheritance except a striped sheet. When people covered his head with it, his legs would be exposed, and when they covered his legs, his head would be exposed. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to us: Cover his head. And we placed izkhir grass on his feet. But there were also some people whose fruit ripened and they are picking it.

Khalid bin Umair says: Sayyiduna Utbah bin Ghazwan (may Allah be pleased with him) delivered a sermon, praised and glorified Allah Almighty, and then said: "Amma ba'd! Indeed, the world has announced its end and it is quickly turning away; now only as much of it remains as a little water left in a vessel, which its owner drinks up. And you people are moving towards a home that will never end, so move on with whatever good you have with you. We have been told that a stone is thrown from the edge of Hell and it keeps falling for seventy years but still does not reach its bottom. By Allah! Such a vast Hell will be filled. Are you people amazed? By Allah! We have been told that the distance between the two panels of a gate of Paradise is a journey of forty years, but even then a day will come when it will be crowded with throngs. I myself saw that we were seven people with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and our food was only the leaves of trees, because of which sores would appear at the corners of our mouths, and I picked up a sheet and divided it into two pieces between myself and Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him); he tied half of it as a lower garment, but now each one of us has become the governor of a city. I seek refuge from being great in my own eyes but low in the sight of Allah Almighty. Whenever Prophethood ended, its outcome would be in the form of kingship, and after us, soon you too will experience kings."

(Second chain) Sayyiduna Utbah bin Ghazwan (may Allah be pleased with him) ascended the pulpit and delivered a sermon to us, and said: I remember myself that we were seven individuals with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and our food was nothing except the leaves of a plant like the hyacinth bean, due to which the corners of our mouths would become wounded.

It is narrated from Musa’s father, Ali bin Rabah, who says: I was with Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) in Alexandria. People mentioned their prosperity. On this occasion, a Companion said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away in such a state that his family had not eaten bread made of mixed barley and sifted flour.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Talha (may Allah be pleased with him), who was among the Companions of the Messenger, he says: I came to Madinah Munawwarah, while I was not acquainted with anyone. I stayed with a man at Suffah. Each day, both he and I would receive one mudd of dates. One day, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led the prayer. When he finished the prayer, one of the people of Suffah said: O Messenger of Allah! Dates have burned our stomachs and the coarse cloth of inferior cotton has eaten into our bodies. Hearing this, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ascended the pulpit and said: By Allah! If I had bread or meat, I would surely feed you. Beware! Soon you will attain these blessings. Whoever among you attains that large cauldrons will be brought before you (then that will suffice for him), and you will wear clothes like the curtains of the Ka'bah. Then, for eighteen days, the food for me and my companion was the black fruit of the peelu tree. Then we went to our Ansari brothers, and they treated us well. In any case, we got dates there too, but they were of the best quality.