Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) says: If only you had seen us when we used to be with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), you would have thought that the smell of sheep was coming from us, because our clothing was of wool and our food was the two black things, that is, dates and water. (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say:
Abu Dawud recorded it in abridged form. Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الزهد / 18293
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الأوسط (1967) اخرجه احمد فى المسند (419/4)»