[Machine] He said: "There used to be a time when the family of the Prophet ﷺ would go through periods without having any fire lit in their homes, neither for bread nor for cooking. So they asked Abu Hurairah, 'What did they used to live on?' He said, 'They used to live on black dates and water. And they had neighbors among the Ansar who were given blessings by Allah, and they would send something from milk to them.'"
قال كَانَ يَمُرُّ بِآلِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ هِلَالٌ ثُمَّ هِلَالٌ لَا يُوقَدُ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ بُيُوتِهِمُ النَّارُ لَا لِخُبْزٍ وَلَا لِطَبِيخٍ فَقَالُوا بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ كَانُوا يَعِيشُونَ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ؟ قَالَ بِالْأَسْوَدَيْنِ التَّمْرِ وَالْمَاءِ وَكَانَ لَهُمْ جِيرَانٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَجَزَاهُمُ اللهُ خَيْرًا لَهُمْ مَنَائِحُ يُرْسِلُونَ إِلَيْهِمْ شَيْئًا مِنْ لَبَنٍ