´it was narrated that ‘Aishah said:` “The family of Muhammad (ﷺ) never ate their fill of wheat bread for three nights in a row, from the time they came to Al-Madinah until he passed away.”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The poverty of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was by choice; that is, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) considered it necessary to fulfill the needs of others and was content with the bare minimum for himself.
➋ Sometimes wheat bread was also used in the house of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), but most of the time, sustenance was maintained with dates and water or milk.
➌ At that time in Arabia, wheat was expensive; most people used barley.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3344