‏الزهد والرقائق‏ : Hadeeth No:7089 'A'isha reported: We the family of Muhammad (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) used to spend (the whole) month in which we (did not need to) kindle the fire as (we had nothing to cook) ; we had only dates and water (to fill our bellies)....

‏الإمارة : Hadeeth No:4648 Another version of the tradition differently transmitted begins with the words:" A man came to the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) and he was sitting on the pulpit.... He said: What do you find if I strike with the sword?" (The rest of the tradition is the same as the previous one...