It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I was persecuted in the path of Allah (at a time) when no one else was being persecuted like that, and I was made to fear in the path of Allah (at a time) when no one else was (so) frightened, and three days and nights passed over me when Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) and I had nothing to eat except (the little) that Sayyiduna Bilal's (may Allah be pleased with him) armpit could conceal."
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / مسند أنس بن مالك / 3423
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث مسند ابی یعلی محققاً تنسیق حسين سليم أسد - مکتبہ شاملہ :قال حسين سليم أسد: إسناده صحيح . » «قال سعيد بن محمد السناري: صحيح» «أخرجه سنن الترمذي برقم: 2472، وأخرجه سنن ابن ماجه برقم: 151، وأخرجه مصنف ابن أبي شيبة برقم: 7، مسند ابویعلیٰ ترقیم الاثری: 3410»