Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْشَرٍ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ كَانَ يَمُرُّ بِآلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هِلَالٌ ثُمَّ هِلَالٌ لَا يُوقَدُ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ بُيُوتِهِمْ النَّارُ لَا لِخُبْزٍ وَلَا لِطَبِيخٍ فَقَالُوا بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ كَانُوا يَعِيشُونَ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ بِالْأَسْوَدَيْنِ التَّمْرِ وَالْمَاءِ وَكَانَ لَهُمْ جِيرَانٌ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ وَجَزَاهُمْ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا لَهُمْ مَنَائِحُ يُرْسِلُونَ إِلَيْهِمْ شَيْئًا مِنْ لَبَنٍ.
English Translation
Khalaf narrated to us, he said: Abu Ma'shar narrated to us, from Sa'id, from Abu Hurayrah: "A crescent moon would pass by the family of the Prophet (peace be upon him), then another crescent moon, and no fire would be kindled in any of their houses - neither for bread nor for cooking." They said: "What did they live on, O Abu Hurayrah?" He said: "The two black things - dates and water. And they had neighbors from the Ansar, may Allah reward them well, who had milch animals and would send them some milk."