[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out to them and there were hanging dates and Qanwa (a bag made of camel wool) containing dates, and he had a stick with him. He stabbed the stick into the Qanwa and said, "If Allah had willed, this charity would have given better and more delicious dates than these. Indeed, the one who consumes the dates from this charity on the Day of Resurrection will be satisfied." Then he turned to us and said, "By Allah, O people of Al-Madinah, you will remain in dire need for forty years." We said, "Allah and His Messenger know best." Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do you know what 'Al-Awaf' means?" We said, "No, we do not know." He said, "Birds and wild animals."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَقْنَاءُ مُعَلَّقَةٌ وَقِنْوٌ مِنْهَا حَشَفٌ وَمَعَهُ عَصًا فَطَعَنَ بِالْعَصَا فِي الْقِنْوِ وَقَالَ «لَوْ شَاءَ رَبُّ هَذِهِ الصَّدَقَةِ تَصَدَّقَ بِأَطْيَبَ مِنْهَا إِنَّ صَاحِبَ هَذِهِ الصَّدَقَةِ يَأْكُلُ الْحَشَفَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ» ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ «أَمَا وَاللَّهِ يَا أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ لَتَدَعُنَّهَا مُذَلَّلَةً أَرْبَعِينَ عَامًا لِلْعَوَافِي» قُلْنَا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَتَدْرُونَ مَا الْعَوَافِي؟» قَالُوا لَا قَالَ «الطَّيْرُ وَالسِّبَاعُ»