It is narrated from Humaid bin Malik (may Allah have mercy on him), he said: I was sitting with Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) on his land at the place of Aqiq when some people of Madinah came on their mounts and dismounted there. Humaid says: Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: Go to my mother and say to her: Your son sends you greetings of peace, and requests that you give us something to eat. Humaid says: She placed three barley loaves, olive oil, and salt in a tray. I carried it on my head and brought it to those people. When I placed the food before them, Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) glorified Allah and said: Praise be to Allah who has filled our stomachs with bread, after we had nothing except dates and water. People did not have food made of wheat. When those people left, Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O my nephew! Take good care of the goats, keep dusting off their dirt, keep their pen clean, and pray in its corner because these goats are among the animals of Paradise. By the One in whose hand is my soul, soon a time will come upon people when a flock of goats will be more beloved to its owner than the house of Marwan.