[Machine] I saw the immigrants and the supporters digging the trench around the city and carrying the soil on their backs. They would say [Surah Al-Bahr Al-Rajz]: "We are those who pledged allegiance to Muhammad on Islam, and we will never forsake it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would respond to them, saying, 'O Allah, there is no good except the good of the Hereafter, so bless the supporters and the immigrants.' Then a plate would be brought containing a handful of barley grains that were roasted and prepared with unsalted fat. It would be placed in front of the people while they were starving. It had a horrible taste and a strong smell."
لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارَ يَحْفِرُونَ الْخَنْدَقَ حَوْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَيَنْقُلُونَ التُّرَابَ عَلَى ظُهُورِهِمْ يَقُولَونَ [البحر الرجز] نَحْنُ الَّذِينَ بَايَعُوا مُحَمَّدَا عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ مَا بَقِينَا أَبَدَا وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُجِيبُهُمْ وَيَقُولُ «اللَّهُمَّ لَا خَيْرَ إِلَّا خَيْرَ الْآخِرَةِ فَبَارِكْ فِي الْأَنْصَارِ وَالْمُهَاجِرَهْ» فَيُجَاءُ بِالصَّحْفَةِ فِيهَا مِلْءُ كَفٍّ مِنْ شَعِيرٍ مَحْشُوشٍ قَدْ صُنِعَ بِإِهَالَةٍ سَنِخَةٍ فَتُوضَعُ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ الْقَوْمِ وَهُمْ جِيَاعٌ وَلَهَا بَشِعَةٌ فِي الْحَلْقِ وَلَهَا رِيحٌ