1؎: That is, the amount of flour in the house would be so little that it would barely suffice for the needs of your household, because these people would always give preference to others over themselves and were a perfect example of «ويؤثرون على أنفسهم ولو كان بهم خصاصة» (al-Hashr: 9). They preferred to live with just enough to meet their needs (kafaf), and for this reason, even barley bread would not be available in excess of necessity.
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Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation: 1: That is, the quantity of flour in the house was so little that it would barely suffice to meet the needs of your household. This was because these people would always give preference to others over themselves, and they were a perfect example of ﴿وَيُؤْثِرُونَعَلَىأَنفُسِهِمْوَلَوْكَانَبِهِمْخَصَاصَةٌ﴾ (: al-Hashr: 9). They preferred to live with just enough to get by (kafaf), and for this reason, even barley bread was not available in excess of their needs.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2359