Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُطَرِّفٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُبَيْرِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَائِشَةَ تَقُولُ كَانَ يَمُرُّ بِنَا هِلَالٌ وَهِلَالٌ مَا يُوقَدُ فِي بَيْتٍ مِنْ بُيُوتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَارٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا خَالَةُ فَعَلَى أَيِّ شَيْءٍ كُنْتُمْ تَعِيشُونَ قَالَتْ عَلَى الْأَسْوَدَيْنِ التَّمْرِ وَالْمَاءِ.
English Translation
Husayn narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Mutarrif narrated to us, from Abu Hazim, from Urwah ibn al-Zubayr, that he heard Aishah say: A month after month would pass over us during which no fire was kindled in any of the houses of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. He said: I said, "O Aunt, on what then did you live?" She said, "On the two black things: dates and water."