It is narrated from Hazrat Miqdad bin Aswad (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I and my two companions came, and due to hardship, we had lost our hearing and sight. We presented ourselves to the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but none of them accepted us. Then we came to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he took us to his house. There were three goats in the house of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Milk these goats." So we used to milk them, and each of us would drink his share of the milk, and we would set aside the share of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The narrator says that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would come at night and greet in such a manner that the one who was sleeping would not wake up, and the one who was awake would hear his greeting. Then he would go to the mosque and pray, then come to his milk and drink it.

One night, Satan came while I had already drunk my share of the milk. Satan said, "Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) goes to the Ansar, and they give him gifts, and whatever he needs, he gets. What need does he have for this one sip of milk?" (As a result of this temptation from Satan), I went and drank that milk. When the milk entered my stomach and I was certain that now there was no way for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to get the milk, Satan made me feel regret and said, "Woe to you! What have you done? You have drunk the share of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). He will come and not find the milk, and he will curse you, and you will be destroyed, and your world and Hereafter will be ruined."

I had a sheet; when I covered my feet with it, my head would be uncovered, and when I covered my head, my feet would be uncovered. I was also feeling sleepy, while my two companions were sleeping; they had not done what I had done. Eventually, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came, prayed, then went to his milk, opened the vessel, but found nothing in it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his blessed head towards the sky. I said in my heart, "Now he will curse me, and I will be destroyed." But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "O Allah! Feed the one who feeds me, and give drink to the one who gives me drink." (When I heard this) I tied my sheet tightly, then took a knife and went towards the goats to slaughter the fattest one for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I saw that one of its udders was full of milk, rather, all the goats' udders were full of milk. Then I took a vessel from the house, one in which milk was not usually milked, and I milked into that vessel until the froth of the milk rose to the top. Then I presented myself to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He said, "Did you drink your share of the milk at night?" I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Please drink the milk, then I will tell you what happened." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) drank the milk, then gave it to me. When I knew that you were satisfied and I had received your supplication, I laughed so much that I rolled on the ground with joy. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "O Miqdad! This is a bad habit of yours." I said, "O Messenger of Allah! This is what happened to me, and I did this." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "This milk at that time was nothing but mercy. Why did you not tell me earlier so that we could wake our companions and they could also drink from it?" I said, "By the One Who sent you with the truth, when you have drunk this milk and I have also drunk it, I care for nothing else (i.e., I have attained Allah's mercy, so now I do not care (out of happiness) whether anyone else among the people attains this mercy or not)."