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On many occasions the Prophet was given the riches of the world, yet he did not keep them, rather, he immediately gave them away, and when he died he owned nothing except his armor which he had pawned to a Jew so that he might feed his family. His supplication for his family was, "O Allah, make the provision of the family of Muhammad nourishment with no excess."

Lady Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her, said, "The Messenger of Allah never had his fill of bread for three consecutive days up to the day he passed away."

Lady Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her, confirmed, "The Messenger of Allah left neither a single dirham nor dinar, nor a sheep, nor a camel."

Al Harith's son, Amr said, "The Messenger of Allah left only his armor, his mule and some land which he had gifted as charity."

Lady Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her, said, "When he passed away, there was nothing in his house that a creature could eat except some barley on one of my shelves."

Lady Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her, said, "We, the family of Muhammad would sometimes go for a month without lighting a fire; there was nothing except dates and water." And Abdur Rahman, 'Awfs son tells us that at the time of the death of the Messenger of Allah he and his household did not have even as much their fill of barley bread." Ayesha, Abu Ummamah Al-Ansari and Abbas' son said likewise.

Abbas' son, tells us that the Messenger of Allah and his family, would not find anything for their evening meal on many consecutive nights.

From Anas we learn of eating habits of the Messenger of Allah said, "He did not eat off a table or from a plate. Fine bread was not made for him neither a boiled sheep."

As for the bed of the Prophet it was a skin stuffed with palm fiber. It is also reported that sometimes he slept on a bed made from palm-rope which left imprints on his side.