Hadith 26004

حَدَّثَنَا حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ , قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ , عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ , قَالَتْ : " لَقَدْ كَانَ يَأْتِي عَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الشَّهْرُ مَا يُرَى فِي بَيْتٍ مِنْ بُيُوتِهِ الدُّخَانُ , قَالَ : قُلْتُ : يَا أُمَّهْ , فَمَا كَانَ طَعَامُهُمْ ؟ قَالَتْ : " الْأَسْوَدَانِ الْمَاءُ وَالتَّمْرُ , غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ لَهُ جِيرَانُ صِدْقٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ ، وَكَانَتْ لَهُمْ رَبَائِبُ , فَكَانُوا يَبْعَثُونَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ أَلْبَانِهَا " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that sometimes a whole month would pass over the family of Muhammad (peace be upon him) in such a way that no fire would be lit in any of the houses of the Prophet (peace be upon him), except that a little meat might come from somewhere, and for our sustenance there were only two things, that is, water and dates. However, there were some households of the Ansar living around us—may Allah always reward them with goodness—that used to send goat’s milk daily to the Prophet (peace be upon him), and the Prophet (peace be upon him) would drink it.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند النساء / 26004
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: حديث صحيح، خ: 2567، م: 2972