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.