[Machine] The man among us, when he arrived at the city, would stay at the Sufah (a designated area for the poor and homeless to rest). If he had a host in the city, he would stay at his host's place. If he did not have a host, he would stay at the Sufah.

I arrived at the city and did not have a host, so I stayed at the Sufah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would visit us every day, bringing with him a bunch of dates and we would be covered with a garment made of coarse wool. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in some of the daytime prayers, and when he finished, the people of the Sufah called him, saying, "O Messenger of Allah, our stomachs are burning because of the dates, and the coarse wool is causing us discomfort."

So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood at his pulpit and praised Allah and extolled Him. Then he mentioned the severity of what he encountered from his people, until he said, "I have been given a little, around ten measures of barley, and my companion (referring to Abu Bakr) has been given the same. I have nothing to eat except for the barley bread." I said to Abu Harb, "What is 'al-Burair'?" He said, "It is a bad kind of food, the fruit of camel-thorn."

"So we went to our brothers among the Ansar, and their main food was dates." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ continued, "By Allah, if I were to find bread and meat for you, I would have given you until you were full. But perhaps you may catch up with a time or a person who will feed you and give you rest with broken dishes, and you will wear clothes like the black silk covers of the Ka'bah."

Dawud said that Abu Harb said to me, "O Dawud, do you know what the covers of the Ka'bah were like at that time?" I said, "No." He said, "They were white clothes, brought from Yemen." [Sahih Bukhari]  

كَانَ الرَّجُلُ مِنَّا إِذَا قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ نَزَلَ الصُّفَّةَ وَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُ بِهَا عَرِيفٌ نَزَلَ عَلَى عَرِيفِهِ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ بِهَا عَرِيفٌ نَزَلَ الصُّفَّةَ فَقَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لِي بِهَا عَرِيفٌ فَنَزَلْتُ الصُّفَّةَ وَكَانَ يَجِيءُ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ مُدٌّ مِنْ تَمْرِ بَيْنَ اثْنَيْنِ وَيَكْسُونَا الْخُنُفَ فَصَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعْضَ صَلَوَاتِ النَّهَارِ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ نَادَاهُ أَهْلُ الصُّفَّةِ يَمِينًا وَشِمَالًا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَحَرَقَ بُطُونَنَا التَّمْرُ وَتَخَرَّقَتْ عَنَّا الْخُنُفُ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى مِنْبَرِهِ فَصَعِدَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ شِدَّةَ مَا لَقِيَ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ حَتَّى قَالَ «وَلَقَدْ أُتِيَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَى صَاحِبِي بِضْعَ عَشْرَةَ مَا لِي وَلَهُ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا الْبَرِيرُ» قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي حَرْبٍ وَأَيُّ شَيْءٍ الْبَرِيرُ؟ قَالَ طَعَامُ سُوءٍ ثَمَرُ الْأَرَاكِ «فَقَدِمْنَا عَلَى إِخْوَانِنَا هَؤُلَاءِ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَعَظِيمُ طَعَامُهُمُ التَّمْرُ فَوَاسُونَا فِيهِ وَوَاللَّهِ لَوْ أَجِدُ لَكُمُ الْخُبْزَ وَاللَّحْمَ لَأَشْبَعْتُكُمْ مِنْهُ وَلَكِنْ عَسَى أَنْ تُدْرِكُوا زَمَانًا أَوْ مَنْ أَدْرَكَهُ مِنْكُمْ يُغْدَى وَيُرَاحُ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْجِفَانِ وَتَلْبَسُونَ مِثْلَ أَسْتَارِ الْكَعْبَةِ» قَالَ دَاوُدُ قَالَ لِي أَبُو حَرْبٍ «يَا دَاوُدُ وَهَلْ تَدْرِي مَا كَانَ أَسْتَارُ الْكَعْبَةِ يَوْمَئِذٍ؟» قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ «ثِيَابٌ بِيضٌ كَانَ تُؤْتَى بِهَا مِنَ الْيَمَنِ» صحيح  

[Machine] "When the man arrived in the city, he would have a guide with him, meaning a local who would host him. If he did not have a guide, he would stay at a hostel called As-Suffah. He said, 'I stayed at As-Suffah and accompanied a man who would bring us a basket of dates every day from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . The dates were enough for two men, and we had nothing to eat except for dates and bread made from barley flour.' So, we went to our brothers from the Ansar, and their main food was dates. They shared their dates with us. I stood up and went to the pulpit and praised and thanked Allah. Then, I mentioned what I encountered among his people. I said, 'We stayed, my companion and I, for about fourteen days with nothing to eat except for dates and barley bread. We came to our brothers from the Ansar, and their main food was dates. They shared their dates with us. By Allah, if I had found bread and meat for you, I would have fed you. However, you may be in a time where you find something similar to the As-Shatair (the clothing of the Kaaba) to wear and a meal to eat.'  

كَانَ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَكَانَ لَهُ بِهَا يَعْنِي عَرِيفٌ نَزَلَ عَلَى عَرِيفِهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ بِهَا عَرِيفٌ نَزَلَ الصُّفَّةَ قَالَ فَكُنْتُ فِيمَنْ نَزَلَ الصُّفَّةَ قَالَ فَرَافَقْتُ رَجُلًا فَكَانَ يُجْرَى عَلَيْنَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ مُدٌّ مِنْ تَمْرٍ بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ فَسَلَّمَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ فَنَادَاهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ أَحْرَقَ التَّمْرُ بُطُونَنَا قَالَ فَمَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلَى مِنْبَرِهِ فَصَعِدَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ مَا لَقِيَ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ قَالَ حَتَّى مَكَثْتُ أَنَا وَصَاحِبِي بِضْعَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْمًا مَا لَنَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا الْبَرِيرُ وَالْبَرِيرُ ثَمَرُ الْأَرَاكِ فَقَدِمْنَا عَلَى إِخْوَانِنَا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَعُظْمُ طَعَامِهِمُ التَّمْرُ فَوَاسَوْنَا فِيهِ وَاللَّهِ لَوْ أَجِدُ لَكُمُ الْخُبْزَ وَاللَّحْمَ لَأَطْعَمْتُكُمُوهُ وَلَكِنْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُدْرِكُونَ زَمَانًا أَوْ مَنْ أَدْرَكَهُ مِنْكُمْ يَلْبَسُونَ فِيهِ مِثْلَ أَسْتَارِ الْكَعْبَةِ وَيُغْدَى عَلَيْهِمْ وَيُرَاحُ بِالْجِفَانِ «  

[Machine] "When a man used to come to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he did not have anyone in Madinah to host him, he would stay with the Unnabar companions. I had partners in this arrangement. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to visit us every day between two date trees and he would assign two days of dates for us. While the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was in some of the prayers, he was called by one of his companions saying, 'O Messenger of Allah, the dates are causing pain in our stomachs and our bodies are becoming weak.' When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished the prayer, he stood up and praised Allah and extolled His virtues. Then he mentioned the hardship his people were going through. He said, 'So my companion and I had no food for a number of days except for barīr until we reached our brothers from the Ansar and they provided assistance and we were delighted with their food, which consisted mostly of dates. By the One besides Whom there is no true god, if I had found for you bread and meat, I would have fed you with that. And it is perhaps that you will reach a time or a place which those among you who reaches will be able to wear two cloaks of silk from the Ka'bah and you will be given bread and meat to eat and Myanmar on which to recline."  

كَانَ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا قَدِمَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ عَرِيفٌ يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِ نَزَلَ مَعَ أَصْحَابِ الصُّفَّةِ وَكَانَ لِي بِهَا قُرَنَاءُ وَكَانَ يَجْرِي عَلَيْنَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ بَيْنَ اثْنَيْنِ مُدَّانِ مِنْ تَمْرٍ فَبَيْنَمَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي بَعْضِ الصَّلَوَاتِ إِذَا نَادَاهُ مُنَادٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أْحَرَقَ التَّمْرُ بُطُونَنَا وَتَحَرَّقَتْ عَنَّا الْحَتْفُ فَلَمَّا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الصَّلَاةَ قَامَ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ مَا لَقِيَ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ مِنَ الشِّدَّةِ قَالَ «فَكُنْتُ أَنَا وَصَاحِبَيَّ بَضْعَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْمًا مَا لَنَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا الْبَرِيرُ حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا عَلَى إِخْوَانِنَا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَوَاسَوْنَا فِي طَعَامِهِمْ وَعِظَمُ طَعَامِهِمِ التَّمْرُ وَالَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَوْ أَجِدُ لَكُمِ الْخُبْزَ وَاللَّحْمَ لَأَطْعَمْتُكُمُوهُ وَإِنَّهُ لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ تُدْرِكُوا زَمَانًا أَوْ مَنْ أَدْرَكَهُ مِنْكُمْ يَلْبَسُونَ فِيهِ مِثْلَ سِتَارِ الْكَعْبَةِ يُغْدَى عَلَيْكُمْ وَيُرَاحُ فِيهِ بِالْجِفَانِ»  

[Machine] I arrived in the city as an immigrant. When a man arrives in the city, if he has a host, he stays with him, and if he does not have a host, he stays in the Saffah. I arrived without a host, so I stayed in the Saffah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to walk between the two men and divide a handful of dates between them. While the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was in prayer, a man approached him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, our stomachs are burning from the dates, and our garments are torn." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ praised Allah and mentioned what he experienced from his people. Then he said, "I and my companion stayed for about ten nights without any food except for the ripened fruit of the Arak tree. Then our brothers from the Ansar came to us and provided us with their food. Most of their food was dates. And I swear by the one besides whom there is no god, if I had the ability to feed you bread and meat, I would have done so. And a time will come upon you, or those among you who will live long enough, when you will wear clothes like the curtains of the Kaaba, and you will be provided with food and provisions abundantly." They asked, "O Messenger of Allah, will that be on that day or today?" He said, "No, on that day you are better. You are brothers today, and on that day you will strike each other's necks."  

قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ مُهَاجِرًا وَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُ عَرِيفٌ نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ عَرِيفٌ نَزَلَ الصُّفَّةَ فَقَدِمْتُهَا وَلَيْسَ لِي بِهَا عَرِيفٌ فَنَزَلَتِ الصُّفَّةَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُرَافِقُ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ وَيَقْسِمُ بَيْنَهُمَا مُدًّا مِنْ تَمْرٍ فَبَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي صَلَاتِهِ إِذْ أَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَحْرَقَ بُطُونَنَا التَّمْرُ وَتَخَرَّقَتْ عَنَّا الْخُنُفُ قَالَ وَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ حَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَذَكَرَ مَا لَقِيَ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي وَصَاحِبِي مَكَثْنَا بِضْعَ عَشْرَةَ لَيْلَةً مَا لَنَا طَعَامٌ غَيْرُ الْبَرِيرِ وَالْبَرِيرُ ثَمَرُ الْأَرَاكِ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا إِخْوَانَنَا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَآسَوْنَا مِنْ طَعَامِهِمْ وَكَانَ جُلُّ طَعَامِهِمُ التَّمْرَ وَالَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَوْ قَدَرْتُ لَكُمْ عَلَى الْخُبْزِ وَاللَّحْمِ لَأَطْعَمْتُكُمُوهُ وَسَيَأْتِي عَلَيْكُمْ زَمَانٌ أَوْ مَنْ أَدْرَكَهُ مِنْكُمْ تَلْبَسُونَ أَمْثَالَ أَسْتَارِ الْكَعْبَةِ وَيُغْدَى وَيُرَاحُ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْجِفَانِ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ نَحْنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَيْرٌ أَوِ الْيَوْمَ؟ قَالَ لَا بَلْ أَنْتُمُ الْيَوْمَ خَيْرٌ أَنْتُمُ الْيَوْمَ إِخْوَانٌ وَأَنْتُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ  

"عَنْ أَبِى طَلحَةَ بْن عَمْرو البَصْرِىِّ قَالَ: كَانَ أَحَدُنَا إِذَا قَدِمَ المَدِينَةَ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُ عَرِيف نَزَلَ عَلَى عَريفِه بغَيْرِ المَعْرِفَةِ، وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ عَريف نَزَلَ الصُّفَّةَ، فَكَانَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ يَقْرنُ بَيْنَ الرجلَيْنِ وَيَرْزُقُهُما مُدّا كُل يَوْمٍ مِنْ تَمْرٍ بَيْنَهُمَا، فَأتَيْتُ فَنَزَلت فِى الصُّفَّةِ مَعَ رَجُلٍ، فَكَانَ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ مُدّ مِنْ تَمْرٍ، فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ الله ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ بَعْضَ الصَّلَوَاتِ، فَلَمَّا انْصَرفَ، قَالَ رَجُل من أَهْلِ الصُّفَّة يَا رَسُولَ الله: أَحْرقَ بُطُونَنَا التَّمْرُ وَتَخَرَّقتْ عَنَا الخُنُفُ، فَصَعدَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ ، فَخَطَبَ فَحَمِدَ الله، وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ، وَذَكر مَا لَقِىَ منْ قَوْمِهِ منَ الشِّدَّة والأذَى (حَتَّى قَالَ): لَقَدْ مَكَثْتُ أَنا وَصَاحِبى ثَمانِيةَ

عَشَرَ يَوْمًا وَلَيْلَةً ومَا طَعَامُنَا إِلَّا البَريرُ، حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا المَدِينَةَ عَلَى إِخْوَانِنَا منَ الأنْصَارِ فَوَاسَوْنَا في طَعَامِهِمْ، وَعُظمُ طَعَامِهِمْ هَذَا التَّمْرُ، وَالله لَوْ وَجَدْتُ اللَّحْمَ وَالخبزَ لأطعَمْتُكُمُوهُ، وَلَكِنْ لَعَلَّكُمْ أَنْ تُدْرِكوا - أَوْ مَنْ أَدْرَكَهُ مِنْكُمْ - زَمَانًا تَلبَسُونَ فِيهِ مِثْلَ أَسْتَارِ الكَعْبَة، وَيُفْدَى عَلَيْكُمْ وَيُرَاحُ بِالجِفَانِ، أنْتُمُ اليَوْمَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ، أَنْتُمُ اليَوْمَ إِخْوَانٌ، وَأنْتُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَضْربُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ".