[Machine] A companion (عَرِيفٌ) used to serve us a supply of dates (تَمْرٍ). One day, the Messenger of Allah (صَلَاةً) performed prayer with us and he overheard a person behind him murmuring (هَتَفَ) to himself. The man said, "O Messenger of Allah! Dates have burned our stomachs and our throats have become dry." The Prophet then delivered a sermon and praised Allah, saying, "By Allah! If I could find meat and bread for you, I would have fed you, and surely, a time will come upon you when you will have food just like the sides of the Kaaba." The people said, "O Messenger of Allah! Are we better today or were we better then?" He replied, "You are better today than you were then. During that time, your people used to harm each other and would attack one another."  

عَرِيفٌ وَكَانَ يَجْرِي عَلَيْنَا مُدٌّ مِنْ تَمْرٍ بَيْنَ اثْنَيْنِ فَصَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلَاةً فَهَتَفَ بِهِ هَاتِفٌ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ أَحْرَقَ بُطُونَنَا التَّمْرُ وَتَخَرَّقَتْ عَنَّا الْخُنُفُ فَخَطَبَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ «وَاللَّهِ لَوْ أَجِدُ لَكُمُ اللَّحْمَ وَالْخُبْزَ لَأَطْعَمْتُكُمُوهُ وَلَيَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ [25] زَمَانٌ يُغْدَا عَلَى أَحَدِكُمْ بِالْجِفَانِ وَيُرَاحُ وَلَتَلْبَسُنَّ مِثْلَ أَسْتَارِ الْكَعْبَةِ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نَحْنُ الْيَوْمَ خَيْرٌ مِنَّا أَوْ يَوْمَئِذٍ قَالَ «أَنْتُمُ الْيَوْمَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَنْتُمُ الْيَوْمَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ؛ يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ»