that she said to ʿUrwa, "O, the son of my sister! We used to see three crescents in two months, and no fire used to be made in the houses of Messenger of Allah ﷺ (i.e. nothing used to be cooked)." ʿUrwa said, "What used to sustain you?" ʿAisha said, "The two black things i.e. dates and water, except that Messenger of Allah ﷺ had neighbors from the Ansar who had some milch she-camels, and they used to give the Prophet ﷺ some milk from their house, and he used to make us drink it."  

أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ لِعُرْوَةَ ابْنَ أُخْتِي إِنْ كُنَّا لَنَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْهِلاَلِ ثَلاَثَةَ أَهِلَّةٍ فِي شَهْرَيْنِ وَمَا أُوقِدَتْ فِي أَبْيَاتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَارٌ فَقُلْتُ مَا كَانَ يُعِيشُكُمْ قَالَتِ الأَسْوَدَانِ التَّمْرُ وَالْمَاءُ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ جِيرَانٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ كَانَ لَهُمْ مَنَائِحُ وَكَانُوا يَمْنَحُونَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ أَبْيَاتِهِمْ فَيَسْقِينَاهُ  

Son of my sister, by Allah, I used to see the new moon, then the new moon, then the new moon, i. e. three moons in two months, and fire was not kindled in the house of Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I ('Urwa) said: Auntie, then what were your means of sustenance? She said: Dates and water. But it (so happened) that Messenger of Allah ﷺ had some Ansar as his neighbours and they had milch animals and they used to send to Messenger of Allah ﷺ some milk of their (animals) and he served that to us.  

أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَقُولُ وَاللَّهِ يَا ابْنَ أُخْتِي إِنْ كُنَّا لَنَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْهِلاَلِ ثُمَّ الْهِلاَلِ ثُمَّ الْهِلاَلِ ثَلاَثَةَ أَهِلَّةٍ فِي شَهْرَيْنِ وَمَا أُوقِدَ فِي أَبْيَاتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَارٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا خَالَةُ فَمَا كَانَ يُعَيِّشُكُمْ قَالَتِ الأَسْوَدَانِ التَّمْرُ وَالْمَاءُ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ جِيرَانٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ وَكَانَتْ لَهُمْ مَنَائِحُ فَكَانُوا يُرْسِلُونَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ أَلْبَانِهَا فَيَسْقِينَاهُ  

Son of my sister, by Allah, I used to see the new moon, then the new moon, then the new moon, i. e. three moons in two months, and fire was not kindled in the house of Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I ('Urwa) said: Auntie, then what were your means of sustenance? She said: Dates and water. But it (so happened) that Messenger of Allah ﷺ had some Ansar as his neighbours and they had milch animals and they used to send to Messenger of Allah ﷺ some milk of their (animals) and he served that to us. (Using translation from Muslim 2972c)   

أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ «إِنْ كُنَّا لَنَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْهِلَالِ ثُمَّ الْهِلَالِ ثُمَّ الْهِلَالِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَهِلَّةٍ فِي شَهْرَيْنِ وَمَا أُوقِدَتْ فِي بُيُوتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَارٌ» قُلْتُ يَا خَالَةُ فِيمَا كَانَ يُعَيِّشُكُمْ؟ قَالَتْ «الْأَسْوَدَانِ التَّمْرُ وَالْمَاءُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ كَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ جِيرَانَ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ نِعْمَ الْجِيرَانُ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ مَنَائِحُ فَكَانُوا يَمْنَحُونَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ أَلْبَانِهَا فَكَانَ يَسْتَقِينَا مِنْهُ»  

Son of my sister, by Allah, I used to see the new moon, then the new moon, then the new moon, i. e. three moons in two months, and fire was not kindled in the house of Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I ('Urwa) said: Auntie, then what were your means of sustenance? She said: Dates and water. But it (so happened) that Messenger of Allah ﷺ had some Ansar as his neighbours and they had milch animals and they used to send to Messenger of Allah ﷺ some milk of their (animals) and he served that to us. (Using translation from Muslim 2972c)   

أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَقُولُ وَاللهِ يَا ابْنَ أُخْتِي إِنْ كُنَّا لَنَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْهِلَالِ ثُمَّ الْهِلَالِ ثُمَّ الْهِلَالِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَهِلَّةٍ فِي شَهْرَيْنِ وَمَا أُوقِدَتْ فِي أَبْيَاتِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ نَارٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا خَالَةُ مَا كَانَ يُعِيشُكُمْ؟ قَالَتِ الْأَسْوَدَانِ التَّمْرُ وَالْمَاءُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ جِيرَانٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَكَانَتْ لَهُمْ مَنَائِحُ فَكَانُوا يُرْسِلُونَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ أَلْبَانِهَا فَيَسْقِينَاهُ  

"عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: إن كُنَّا لَنَنْظُرُ إِلَى الهِلَالِ ثُمَّ الْهِلَالِ فِي شَهْرَيْنِ، وَمَا أُوقِدَ فِي بَيْتِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ نَارٌ، قُلْتُ: يَا خَالَةُ! وَمَا كَانَ يُعَيِّشُكُمْ؟ قالت: كَانَ لَنَا جِيرَانٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ نِعْمَ الْجِيْرَانُ، كَانَتْ لَهُمْ مَنَائِحُ (*) مِنْ غَنَمٍ، فَكَانُوا يُرْسِلُونَ مِنْ أَلْبَانِهَا إِلى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ".