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Sahih Muslim 2972c (Book 55, Hadith 36) #14556
The Simple Lifestyle of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) simple lifestyle and how he was provided with sustenance by his neighbours.

'A'isha used to say to 'Urwa: 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 Allah's Messenger ﷺ. I ('Urwa) said: Auntie, then what were your means of sustenance? She said: Dates and water. But it (so happened) that Allah's Messenger ﷺ had some Ansar as his neighbours and they had milch animals and they used to send to Allah's Messenger ﷺ some milk of their (animals) and he served that to us.
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ، رُومَانَ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، 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 صلى الله عليه وسلم 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
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prophet  *  sustenance  *  neighbours  *  dates  *  water  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Have faith in God Almighty; Be generous towards others; Live simply; Be content with what you have; Respect your neighbours regardless if they are strangers or not .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the simple lifestyle of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). It is narrated that 'A'isha used to tell her nephew 'Urwa that she used to see three moons in two months and fire was not kindled in the house of Allah's Messenger. When asked about their means of sustenance she said dates and water. However it so happened that Allah's Messenger had some Ansar as his neighbours who kept milch animals and they would send milk from their animals which he served to them. This hadith teaches us about how even though the Prophet lived a very simple life with limited resources he still managed to be content with what he had due to his faith in God Almighty. It also shows us how generous his neighbours were towards him despite him being a stranger among them when they first arrived in Medina after migrating from Mecca.

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