I and two of my companions were so much afflicted by hunger that we had lost our power of seeing and hearing. We presented ourselves (as guests) to the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ, but none amongst them would entertain us. So we came to Allah's Apostle ﷺ, and he took us to his residence and there were three goats. Allah's Apostle ﷺ said: Milk these for us. So we milked them and every person amongst us drank his share and we set aside the share of Allah's Apostle ﷺ. (It was his habit) to come during the night and greet (the people present there) in a manner that would not wake up one in sleep but make one who was awake hear it. He would then go to the mosque and say prayer, then go to the milk and drink it. Miqdad added: One night the Satan came to me when I had taken my share, and he said: Muhammad has gone to the Ansar, who would offer him hospitality and he would get what is with them, and he has no need for this draught (of milk). So I took (that milk) and drank it, and when it had penetrated deeply in my stomach and I was certain that there was no way out (but to digest it), the Satan aroused (my sense of) remorse and said: Woe be to thee! what have you done? You have taken the drink reserved for Muhammad! When he would come and he would not find it, he would curse you, and you would be ruined, and thus there would go (waste) this world and the Hereafter (for) you. There was a sheet over me; as I placed (pulled) it upon my feet, my head was uncovered and as I placed it upon my head, my feet were uncovered, and I could not sleep, but my two companions had gone to sleep for they had not done what I had done. There came Allah's Apostle ﷺ, and he greeted as he used to greet (by saying as-Salamu 'Alaikum). He then came to the mosque and observed prayer and then came to his drink (milk) and uncovered it, but did not find anything in it. He raised his head towards the sky, and I said (to myself) that he (the Holy Prophet) was going to invoke curse upon me and I would be thus ruined; but he (the Holy Prophet) said: Allah, feed him who fed me and give drink to him who provided me drink. I held tight the sheet upon myself (and when he had supplicated), I took hold of the knife and went to the goats (possessed by the Holy Prophet) so that I may slauhter one for Messenger of Allah ﷺ which was the fattest amongst them, and in fact all of them were milch goats; then I took hold of the vessel which belonged to the family of Messenger of Allah ﷺ in which they used to milk and drink therefrom, and milked them in that until it swelled up with foam. I came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said: Have you taken your share of the milk during the night? I said: Drink it. and he drank it; he then handed over (the vessel) to me and I said: Messenger of Allah, drink it, and he drank it and handed over (the vessel) to me again, I then perceived that Allah's Apostle ﷺ had been satiated and I had got his blessings. I burst into laughter (so much) so that I fell upon the ground, whereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Miqdad, it must be one of your mischiefs. I said: Messenger of Allah, this affair of mind is like this and this. and I have done so. Thereupon. Allah's Apostle ﷺ said: This is nothing but a mercy from Allah. Why is it that you did not give me an opportunity so that we should have awakened our two friends and they would have got their share (of the milk)? I said: By Him Who has sent you with Truth. I do not mind whatever you give (to them), and whatever the (other) people happen to get, when I had got it along with you from among the people.  

أَقْبَلْتُ أَنَا وَصَاحِبَانِ لِي وَقَدْ ذَهَبَتْ أَسْمَاعُنَا وَأَبْصَارُنَا مِنَ الْجَهْدِ فَجَعَلْنَا نَعْرِضُ أَنْفُسَنَا عَلَى أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ يَقْبَلُنَا فَأَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَانْطَلَقَ بِنَا إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَإِذَا ثَلاَثَةُ أَعْنُزٍ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ احْتَلِبُوا هَذَا اللَّبَنَ بَيْنَنَا قَالَ فَكُنَّا نَحْتَلِبُ فَيَشْرَبُ كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنَّا نَصِيبَهُ وَنَرْفَعُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ نَصِيبَهُ قَالَ فَيَجِيءُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَيُسَلِّمُ تَسْلِيمًا لاَ يُوقِظُ نَائِمًا وَيُسْمِعُ الْيَقْظَانَ قَالَ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي الْمَسْجِدَ فَيُصَلِّي ثُمَّ يَأْتِي شَرَابَهُ فَيَشْرَبُ فَأَتَانِي الشَّيْطَانُ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ وَقَدْ شَرِبْتُ نَصِيبِي فَقَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ يَأْتِي الأَنْصَارَ فَيُتْحِفُونَهُ وَيُصِيبُ عِنْدَهُمْ مَا بِهِ حَاجَةٌ إِلَى هَذِهِ الْجُرْعَةِ فَأَتَيْتُهَا فَشَرِبْتُهَا فَلَمَّا أَنْ وَغَلَتْ فِي بَطْنِي وَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ إِلَيْهَا سَبِيلٌ قَالَ نَدَّمَنِي الشَّيْطَانُ فَقَالَ وَيْحَكَ مَا صَنَعْتَ أَشَرِبْتَ شَرَابَ مُحَمَّدٍ فَيَجِيءُ فَلاَ يَجِدُهُ فَيَدْعُو عَلَيْكَ فَتَهْلِكُ فَتَذْهَبُ دُنْيَاكَ وَآخِرَتُكَ وَعَلَىَّ شَمْلَةٌ إِذَا وَضَعْتُهَا عَلَى قَدَمَىَّ خَرَجَ رَأْسِي وَإِذَا وَضَعْتُهَا عَلَى رَأْسِي خَرَجَ قَدَمَاىَ وَجَعَلَ لاَ يَجِيئُنِي النَّوْمُ وَأَمَّا صَاحِبَاىَ فَنَامَا وَلَمْ يَصْنَعَا مَا صَنَعْتُ قَالَ فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَسَلَّمَ كَمَا كَانَ يُسَلِّمُ ثُمَّ أَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ أَتَى شَرَابَهُ فَكَشَفَ عَنْهُ فَلَمْ يَجِدْ فِيهِ شَيْئًا فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَقُلْتُ الآنَ يَدْعُو عَلَىَّ فَأَهْلِكُ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ أَطْعِمْ مَنْ أَطْعَمَنِي وَأَسْقِ مَنْ أَسْقَانِي قَالَ فَعَمَدْتُ إِلَى الشَّمْلَةِ فَشَدَدْتُهَا عَلَىَّ وَأَخَذْتُ الشَّفْرَةَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى الأَعْنُزِ أَيُّهَا أَسْمَنُ فَأَذْبَحُهَا لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا هِيَ حَافِلَةٌ وَإِذَا هُنَّ حُفَّلٌ كُلُّهُنَّ فَعَمَدْتُ إِلَى إِنَاءٍ لآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ مَا كَانُوا يَطْمَعُونَ أَنْ يَحْتَلِبُوا فِيهِ قَالَ فَحَلَبْتُ فِيهِ حَتَّى عَلَتْهُ رَغْوَةٌ فَجِئْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَشَرِبْتُمْ شَرَابَكُمُ اللَّيْلَةَ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اشْرَبْ فَشَرِبَ ثُمَّ نَاوَلَنِي فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اشْرَبْ فَشَرِبَ ثُمَّ نَاوَلَنِي فَلَمَّا عَرَفْتُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَدْ رَوِيَ وَأَصَبْتُ دَعْوَتَهُ ضَحِكْتُ حَتَّى أُلْقِيتُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ قَالَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِحْدَى سَوْآتِكَ يَا مِقْدَادُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِي كَذَا وَكَذَا وَفَعَلْتُ كَذَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَا هَذِهِ إِلاَّ رَحْمَةٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ أَفَلاَ كُنْتَ آذَنْتَنِي فَنُوقِظَ صَاحِبَيْنَا فَيُصِيبَانِ مِنْهَا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا أُبَالِي إِذَا أَصَبْتَهَا وَأَصَبْتُهَا مَعَكَ مَنْ أَصَابَهَا مِنَ النَّاسِ  

[Machine] I and two of my companions went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and we became extremely hungry. We approached the people, but no one offered us any food. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ took us to his house and there were four goats with him. He said to me, "O Miqdad, divide their milk equally between us." So I divided the milk equally between us. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was once confined indoors for a whole night, and I kept thinking that perhaps the Prophet ﷺ had received food from some of the Ansar (the Helpers). He ate until he was full and drank until he was satisfied. If I had drunk his share, I would have kept doing so until he got up. But while I was still contemplating this, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered and greeted us in such a way that the awake could hear, but not to wake the sleeper. Then he came to the container, uncovered it, but found nothing. He said, "O Allah, feed those who fed me, give drink to those who gave me to drink, and punish those who deprive me." I seized the knife, then came to the goats and began feeling them one by one. I would not pass my hand over a single udder without finding it swollen with milk. I milked them until the container was full, then brought it to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Drink, O Messenger of Allah." He raised his head towards me and asked, "O Miqdad, what is the news?" I said, "Drink first, then I will tell you the news." He drank until he was satisfied, then he passed the container to me and said, "What is the news?" So I informed him. He said, "This is a blessing that has come down from the sky. Why did you not inform me so that we could feed our companions?" I replied, "If the blessing had struck me and you, then I do not care who missed out."  

قَدِمْتُ أَنَا وَصَاحِبَانِ لِي عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَصَابَنَا جُوعٌ شَدِيدٌ فَتَعَرَّضْنَا لِلنَّاسِ فَلَمْ يُضِفْنَا أَحَدٌ فَانْطَلَقَ بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ وَعِنْدَهُ أَرْبَعُ أَعْنُزٍ فَقَالَ لِي يَا مِقْدَادُ جَزِّئْ أَلْبَانَهَا بَيْنَنَا أَرْبَاعًا فَكُنْتُ أُجَزِّئُهُ بَيْنَنَا أَرْبَاعًا فَاحْتَبَسَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَحَدَّثْتُ نَفْسِي أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ أَتَى بَعْضَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَأَكَلَ حَتَّى شَبِعَوَشَرِبَ حَتَّى رَوِيَ فَلَوْ شَرِبْتُ نَصِيبَهُ فَلَمْ أَزَلْ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى قُمْتُ إِلَى نَصِيبِهِ فَشَرِبْتُهُ ثُمَّ غَطَّيْتُ الْقَدَحَ فَلَمَّا فَرَغْتُ أَخَذَنِي مَا قَدُمَ وَمَا حَدُثَ فَقُلْتُ يَجِيءُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ جَائِعًا وَلَا يَجِدُ شَيْئًا فَتَسَجَّيْتُ وَجَعَلْتُ أُحَدِّثُ نَفْسِي فَبَيْنَا أَنَا كَذَلِكَ إِذْ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمَةً يُسْمِعُ الْيَقْظَانَ وَلَا يُوقِظُ النَّائِمَ ثُمَّ أَتَى الْقَدَحَ فَكَشَفَهُ فَلَمْ يَرَ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ اللهُمَّ أَطْعِمْ مَنْ أَطْعَمَنِي وَاسْقِ مَنْ سَقَانِي وَاغْتَنَمْتُ الدَّعْوَةَ فَقُمْتُ إِلَى الشَّفْرَةِ فَأَخَذْتُهَا ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ الْأَعْنُزَ فَجَعَلْتُ أَجَسُّهَا أَيُّهَا أَسْمَنُ فَلَا تَمُرُّ يَدَيَّ عَلَى ضَرْعِ وَاحِدَةٍ إِلَّا وَجَدْتُهَا حَافِلًا فَحَلَبْتُ حَتَّى مَلَأْتُ الْقَدَحَ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ بِهِ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ اشْرَبْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ بَعْضُ سَوْآتِكَ يَا مِقْدَادُ مَا الْخَبَرُ؟ قُلْتُ اشْرَبْ ثُمَّ الْخَبَرَ فَشَرِبَ حَتَّى رَوِيَ ثُمَّ نَاوَلَنِي فَشَرِبْتُ فَقَالَ مَا الْخَبَرُ؟ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ بَرَكَةٌ نَزَلَتْ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَهَلَّا أَعْلَمْتَنِي حَتَّى نَسْقِيَ صَاحِبَيْنَا فَقُلْتُ إِذَا أَصَابَتْنِي وَإِيَّاكَ الْبَرَكَةُ فَمَا أُبَالِي مَنْ أَخْطَأَتْ  

[Machine] I came to the city with two friends of mine, and we started approaching people, but no one helped us. So we went to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, we are extremely hungry, and we approached people, but no one helped us." So he took us to his house, and he had four she-goats. He said, "O Miqdad, milk them." The Prophet ﷺ then divided the milk among all of us present. I used to do that, so I lifted my portion to give it to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, but he delayed and I went to lie down on my bed. My conscious said to me, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ has gone to the house of a family from the Ansar and eaten and drunk enough, even if you drank this drink." My conscious continued to bother me until I drank it. When it settled in my stomach, the effects of what had happened to me were cured. My conscious then said to me, "Now a thirsty person is coming, someone who will not find anything." So I went to bed and wrapped the garment around me. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then came and gave a greeting loud enough to wake the sleepers and not to wake the sleepers. Then he went to the bowl, uncovered it, but found nothing. He said, "O Allah, feed those who have fed me, and give drink to those who have given me drink." So I seized the opportunity of his supplication, stood up, took the knife, and approached the sheep. I looked at one of them, patted her, then looked at another, patted her, then looked at another, but they were all pregnant. I looked at all of them and found them pregnant. So I took the bowl and milked in it, and said to the Prophet ﷺ, "Drink." He said, "The news, O Miqdad." I said, "Drink first." Then I said, "Drink, O Messenger of Allah." So he drank until he was satisfied. Then I took from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and drank, and then I told him what had happened. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "This is a blessing that came from the heavens. Why did you not inform me so I could give drink to your two friends?" I said, "If I suffered, it wouldn't matter if both you and I were the cause of it."  

قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ أَنَا وَصَاحِبَانِ لِي فَجَعَلْنَا نَتَعَرَّضُ لِلنَّاسِ فَلَمْ يُضِفْنَا أَحَدٌ فَأَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَصَابَنَا جُوعٌ شَدِيدٌ فَتَعَرَّضْنَا لِلنَّاسِ فَلَمْ يُضِفْنَا أَحَدٌ فَذَهَبَ بِنَا إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ وَعِنْدَهُ أَرْبَعَةُ أَعْنُزٍ فَقَالَ «يَا مِقْدَادُ احْلِبْهُنَّ» وَجَزَّأَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لِكُلِّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنَّا جُزْءًا فَكُنْتُ أَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ فَرَفَعْتُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ جُزْأَهُ فَأَبْطَأَ عَلَيْنَا فَاضْطَجَعْتُ عَلَى فِرَاشِي فَقَالَتْ لِي نَفْسِي إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَتَى أَهْلَ بَيْتٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَأَكَلَ عِنْدَهُمْ وَشَرِبَ وَلَوْ أَنَّكَ شَرِبْتَ هَذِهِ الشَّرْبَةَ؟ فَلَمْ تَزَلْ نَفْسِي حَتَّى شَرِبْتُهَا فَلَمَّا تَقَارَّ فِي بَطْنِي أَخَذَنِي مَا قَدُمَ وَمَا حَدُثَ قَالَتْ لِي نَفْسِي يَجِيءُ الْآنَ ظَمْآنَ فَلَا يَجِدُ شَيْئًا فَاضْطَجَعْتُ وسَجَّيْتُ الثَّوْبِ عَلَيَّ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمًا يُسْمِعُ الْيَقْظَانَ وَلَا يُوقِظُ النَّائِمَ ثُمَّ أَتَى الْإِنَاءَ فَكَشَفَ عَنْهُ فَلَمْ يَرَ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ «اللهُمَّ أَطْعِمْ مَنْ أَطْعَمَنِي وَاسْقِ مَنْ سَقَانِي» فَاغْتَنَمْتُ دَعْوَتَهُ فَنَهَضْتُ فَأَخَذْتُ الشَّفْرَةَ فَدَنَوْتُ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ فَنَظَرْتُ أَيُّهُنَّ أَسْمَنُ لِأَذْبَحَهَا فَدَنَوْتُ مِنْ وَاحِدَةٍ فَجَسَسْتُهَا فَنَظَرْتُ فَإِذَا هِيَ حَافِلٌ وَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى أُخْرَى فَإِذَا هِيَ حَافِلٌ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى الْأُخْرَى فَإِذَا هِيَ حَافِلٌ فَنَظَرْتُ كُلَّهُنَّ فَإِذَا هُنَّ حُفَّلٌ فَأَخَذْتُ الْإِنَاءَ فَحَلَبْتُ فِيهِ فَقُلْتُ اشْرَبْ فَقَالَ «الْخَبَرَ يَا مِقْدَادُ» فَقُلْتُ اشْرَبْ ثُمَّ الْخَبَرَ فَقَالَ «بَعْضَ سَوْاءَتِكَ يَا مِقْدَادُ» فَشَرِبَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «اشْرَبْ» فَقُلْتُ اشْرَبْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَشَرِبَ حَتَّى تَضَلَّعَ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَشَرِبْتُ ثُمَّ أَخْبَرْتُهُ الْخَبَرَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «هَذِهِ بَرَكَةٌ نَزَلَتْ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ أَفَلَا أَخْبَرْتَنِي حَتَّى أَسْقِيَ صَاحِبَيْكَ؟» فَقُلْتُ إِذَا أُصِبْتُ أَنَا وَأَنْتَ مَا أُبَالِي مَنْ أَخْطَأَتْ