It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that several consecutive nights would pass in a state of hunger for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his family, and they would not have any dinner; (on other days) mostly only barley bread would be available to them.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a man came to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "Indeed, I love you." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then prepare yourself for poverty."

Sa'id bin Abu Sa'id al-Khudri narrates from his father, who says that he complained of his poverty to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Abu Sa'id! Be patient, for indeed, poverty rushes towards the one who loves me with greater speed than a flood flows from the height of a valley or from the peak of a mountain towards its lowland."

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: In the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) there were two brothers. One of them used to come and go to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and in another narration: one used to attend the conversation and gathering of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), while the other was occupied in earning a livelihood. The one who was earning complained to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, this brother of mine does not assist or help me in (my work). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Perhaps you are being provided for because of him."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever is afflicted with poverty and presents it before people (to fulfill it), his poverty will not be fulfilled; and whoever presents his poverty before Allah Almighty, it is near that Allah Almighty will grant him sufficiency: either in the form of a swift death or in the form of swift wealth."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Umm Hani (may Allah be pleased with her): "Raise goats, for indeed there is blessing in them."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna ‘Urwah al-Bariqi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Camels are a source of honor for their owners, and goats are a source of blessing, and goodness and virtue have been attached to the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection.”

Narrated from Sayyiduna ‘Urwah al-Bariqi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Camels are a source of honor for their owners, and goats are a source of blessing, and goodness and virtue have been attached to the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent ‘Itab bin Usayd towards Makkah (as a governor) and said:“Do you know where I am sending you? To the people of Allah, who are the people of Makkah. You must prohibit them from these four things: (1) That there be both a sale and a loan in one transaction, (2) two conditions in one sale, (3) profit from something for which a person does not bear the loss, and (4) selling something which is not with you.”

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever makes two transactions in one sale, he will either take the lesser price or he will take usury."