Sayyiduna Nu’man bin Muqarrin (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Four hundred men from the tribe of Banu Muzaynah presented themselves before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered people on our behalf. Some people said: O Messenger of Allah! We do not have food available to give them. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him): Provide them with food. He said: I have only some inferior dates, and I think they will not suffice for them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Go and give it to them. He took us with him to an upper room, where there were dates of a dusty color. He said: Take from here. People took dates according to their needs, and I was the last among them. I observed and realized that we had not even emptied a space equal to one date, even though four hundred people had taken dates from there.