It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah RAA that once when he came out of his home in the afternoon, he saw Hazrat Abu Bakr and Hazrat Umar (may Allah Ta’ala be pleased with them) walking. When he asked where they were going, they said that they were hungry but there was nothing to eat at home. Therefore, they thought they will do some manual labour and earn some money to buy food with. In a short while the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم  also came out of his home. When he asked them what had brought them put of their homes, they replied that “O’ Rasool Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, hunger has brought us out of our homes”. The Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم  said, “I have come out for the same reason”. Then the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم  suggested that they go to one of his Ansari friend’s orchard. The Ansari Sahabiwasn’t there but his wife was. When she learnt that the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, and Hazrat Abu Bakr and Umar RAA had come, she was greatly pleased. She slaughtered a goat, and served the meat of that goat, and fresh dates and cold water to her guests.

Once they had all finished eating, the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم  said, “These great blessings that Allah Ta’ala granted us today; such good food, good water, the excellent shadow of the dates trees we are sitting under, these are the blessings that Allah Ta’ala has talked about in the Holy Quran that We will ask you in the Aakhirah (Hereafter) that We gave you so many blessings, how did you utilize them?”

Once the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم  was going somewhere. He saw a Sahabi repairing his hut. When he got near he asked, “What are you doing?” The sahabi said, “My hut had become damaged. I am repairing it.” The Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم  didn’t tell him not to do it, he just said,

"ما اری الامر ا ّلا اعجل من ذلک"

that the time of death is going to come even sooner than that.