Musnad Abi Ya'la 250 — the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out at midday

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out at midday and found Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) in the mosque. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What has brought you out at this hour?" He said: O Messenger of Allah, the same thing that brought you out has brought me out (that is, hunger). Meanwhile Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) also came, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "O son of al-Khattab, what has brought you out?" He said: O Messenger of Allah, the same thing that brought you both out has brought me out too. So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) sat down, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) began talking with the two of them. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you have the strength to go to this palm grove so that you may get some food, drink and shade?" We said: Yes. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Come with us to the house of Ibn al-Tayyihan, Sayyiduna Abu al-Haytham al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him)." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) walked ahead of us, and on reaching his house he greeted with peace and asked permission three times. Sayyidah Umm al-Haytham (may Allah be pleased with her) was behind the door listening to the words, but she wanted the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to give her more of his greetings of peace. So when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to turn back, Sayyidah Umm al-Haytham (may Allah be pleased with her) came out running after them and said: O Messenger of Allah, by Allah, I heard your greeting of peace, but I wished that you would give us more of your greetings of peace. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed for good for her and asked: "Where is Abu al-Haytham? I do not see him." She said: He is nearby; he has gone to fetch sweet water for us. Please come in; he will come shortly, if Allah wills. Then she spread a mat for them under a tree. Meanwhile Sayyiduna Abu al-Haytham (may Allah be pleased with him) also arrived, was very happy to see them, and his eyes were delighted by them. He climbed a palm tree and cut a bunch of dates for them. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That would have been enough for you, O Abu al-Haytham (that is, there was no need to cut a whole bunch)." He said: O Messenger of Allah, eat of its unripe, ripe and half-ripe dates of every kind. Then he brought them water and they drank it. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is among the blessings about which you will be questioned (on the Day of Resurrection)." Then Sayyiduna Abu al-Haytham (may Allah be pleased with him) got up to slaughter a goat for them, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Avoid the milk-giving animal." Sayyidah Umm al-Haytham (may Allah be pleased with her) got up, kneaded dough and baked bread for them, while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) took their midday rest. Then they woke up, and their food was ready. The food was placed before them; they ate, were satisfied, and praised and glorified Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. Sayyidah Umm al-Haytham (may Allah be pleased with her) also presented the remaining bunches of dates to them, and they ate of their ripe and half-ripe dates. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) greeted them with peace and prayed for them.