Almighty, then you would love to be increased in poverty and need.' (Tirmizi, vol. 4, p. 162, Hadith 2375)

2.   Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ, who was from the Ashab-us-Suffah, says: ‘A time came upon me when I would fall unconscious between the pulpit of Allah's Messenger صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and Umm’-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyidatuna ‘Aaishah's رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهَا blessed house, whereupon a passer-by would come and put his foot on my neck, considering me to be a in the state of madness, but in fact, I had no madness, I suffered nothing but hunger. (Bukhari, vol. 4, p. 515, Hadith 7324)

صَلُّوۡ اعَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Abu Hurayrah’s hunger

Sayyiduna ‘Aamir رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ narrates: Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ states: I was from among the Ashab-us-Suffah. ‘One day I fasted. In the evening, I felt pain in my stomach so I went to relieve myself. When I returned, the Ashab-us-Suffah had eaten their food. The rich people of Quraysh used to send food to the Ashab-us-Suffah. I asked: ‘From whom did the food come today?’ A person replied: ‘It came from Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Umar Bin Khattab رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ.’ I went to Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Umar Bin Khattab رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ. He was engaged in reciting Tasbihat after the prayers. I waited. When he finished, I approached and asked him: ‘Make me read something’, and my intention was that he gives me some food. Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ began reciting Surah Aal-e-‘Imran to me. When he got home, he left me at the door and went inside. It got very late, but he did not return. I thought maybe he was changing his clothes and instructed his family to prepare food for me but I did not find anything like that there. When it was very late, I got up and left. On the way, I met the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and he said: ‘O Abu Hurayrah! The smell of your mouth is very strong today.’ I replied: ‘Yes! I O Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! I fasted today and I have not broken my fast yet and I do not have anything to break my fast with.’ The Merciful Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم took me to his house and asked for a bowl in which some food had been left over. I felt as if someone had eaten barley in it. There was some food left on the sides of the bowl which