عن أبي هُرَيْرَةَ رضيَ اللهُ عنه قال: وَاللهِ الذي لا إِلهَ إِلَّا هُوَ، إِنْ كُنْتُ لأَعْتَمِدُ بِكَبِدِي على الأَرْضِ مِنَ الجُوعِ، وإِنْ كُنْتُ لأَشُدُّ الحجَرَ على بَطْني منَ الجُوعِ، وَلَقَدْ قَعَدْتُ يوْمًا على طَرِيقِهِمُ الذي يَخْرُجُونَ مِنْهُ، فَمَرَّ بِيَ النَّبِيُّ صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم، فَتَبَسَّمَ حِينَ رَآنِي، وعَرَفَ ما في وجْهي ومَا في نَفْسِي، ثُمَّ قال: «أَبا هِرٍّ» قلتُ: لَبَّيْكَ يا رسولَ اللهِ، قال: «الْحَقْ» ومَضَى فَاتَّبَعْتُهُ، فدَخَلَ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ،  فَأَذِنَ لي فدَخَلْتُ، فوَجَدَ لَبَنًا في قَدحٍ فقال: «مِنْ أَيْنَ هذَا اللَّبَنُ؟» قالوا: أَهْداهُ لَكَ فُلانٌ أَو -فُلانةٌ- قال: «أَبا هِرٍّ» قلتُ: لَبَّيْكَ يا رسولَ اللهِ، قال: «الحَقْ إِلى أَهْل الصُّفَّةِ فادْعُهُمْ لي» قال: وأَهْلُ الصُّفَّةِ أَضيَافُ الإِسْلام، لا يَأْوُون عَلى أَهْلٍ، ولا مَالٍ، ولا على أَحَدٍ، وكان إِذَا أَتَتْهُ صدقَةٌ بَعَثَ بِهَا إِلَيْهِمْ ولَمْ يَتَنَاوَلْ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا، وإِذَا أَتَتْهُ هديَّةٌ أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ وأَصَابَ مِنْهَا وَأَشْرَكَهُمْ فيها، فسَاءَني ذلكَ، فَقُلْتُ: وما هذَا اللَّبَنُ في أَهْلِ الصُّفَّةِ؟! كُنْتُ   أَحَقَّ أَنْ أُصِيبَ منْ هذا اللَّبَنِ شَرْبَةً أَتَقَوَّى بِهَا، فَإِذا جاؤوا وأَمَرنِي فكُنْتُ أَنا أُعْطِيهِمْ، وما عَسَى أَن يَبْلُغَني منْ هذا اللَّبَنِ، ولمْ يَكُنْ منْ طَاعَةِ اللهِ وطَاعَةِ رسوله صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم بدٌّ، فأَتيتُهُم فدَعَوْتُهُمْ، فأَقْبَلُوا واسْتأْذَنُوا، فَأَذِنَ لهُمْ، وَأَخَذُوا مَجَالِسَهُمْ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ، قال: «يا أَبا هِرٍّ» قلتُ: لَبَّيْكَ يا رسولَ اللهِ، قال: «خذْ فَأَعْطِهِمْ» قال: فَأَخَذْتُ الْقَدَحَ، فَجَعَلْتُ أُعْطِيهِ الرَّجُلَ فيَشْرَبُ حَتَّى يَرْوَى، ثُمَّ يَرُدُّ عليَّ الْقَدَحَ، فَأُعطِيهِ الآخرَ فَيَشْرَبُ حَتَّى يروَى، ثُمَّ يَرُدُّ عَليَّ الْقَدحَ حتَّى انْتَهَيتُ إِلى النَّبِيِّ صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم، وََقَدْ رَوِيَ الْقَوْمُ كُلُّهُمْ، فَأَخَذَ الْقَدَحَ فَوَضَعَهُ على يَدِهِ، فَنَظَرَ إِليَّ فَتَبَسَّمَ، فقال: «أَبا هِرّ» قلتُ: لَبَّيْكَ يا رسولَ اللهِ،  قال: «بَقِيتُ أَنَا وَأَنْتَ» قلتُ: صَدَقْتَ يا رسولَ اللهِ، قال: «اقْعُدْ فَاشْرَبْ» فَقَعَدْتُ فَشَربْتُ، فقال: «اشرَبْ» فشَربْتُ، فما زالَ يَقُولُ: «اشْرَبْ» حَتَّى قُلْتُ: لا وَالَّذِي بعثَكَ بالحَقِّ ما أَجِدُ لَهُ مسْلَكًا، قال: «فَأَرِني» فأَعطَيْتُهُ الْقَدَحَ، فحمِدَ اللهَ تعالى، وَسَمَّى وَشَرِبَ الفَضْلَةَ. رواه البخاري .

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: By Allah, besides Whom there is no god, I used to press my liver against the ground out of hunger, and I used to bind a stone against my belly out of hunger. One day I sat down by the path along which they would come out, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by me. He smiled when he saw me, and he recognized what was in my face and what was in my soul. Then he said, "Abu Hirr." I said, "At your service, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "Follow me," and he went on, and I followed him. He entered and asked permission, and permission was granted to me, so I entered. He found milk in a bowl and said, "Where is this milk from?" They said, "So-and-so, a man" or "a woman, gave it to you as a gift." He said, "Abu Hirr." I said, "At your service, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "Go to the people of the Suffah and call them to me." Now the people of the Suffah were the guests of Islam; they had no family, no wealth, and no one to turn to. Whenever charity came to him, he would send it on to them and take nothing of it for himself; and whenever a gift came to him, he would send some to them and partake of it, sharing it with them. This troubled me, and I said to myself, "What is this milk among the people of the Suffah? I had more right to take a drink from this milk to strengthen myself. When they come, he will order me, and I will be the one to give it to them, so what is likely to reach me from this milk?" Yet there was no escaping obedience to Allah and obedience to His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So I went to them and called them, and they came and asked permission, and he granted it to them, and they took their seats in the house. He said, "O Abu Hirr." I said, "At your service, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "Take it and give it to them." So I took the bowl and began giving it to each man, who would drink until he was satisfied, then return the bowl to me; then I would give it to the next, who would drink until he was satisfied, then return the bowl to me, until I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and all the people had been satisfied. He took the bowl, placed it in his hand, looked at me, and smiled, and said, "Abu Hirr." I said, "At your service, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "There remain only you and I." I said, "You have spoken the truth, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "Sit and drink." So I sat and drank. He said, "Drink." So I drank. He kept saying, "Drink," until I said, "No, by Him Who sent you with the truth, I can find no room for it." He said, "Then hand it to me." So I gave him the bowl, and he praised Allah the Exalted, pronounced the name of Allah, and drank what remained. Reported by al-Bukhari.