حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ عَنْ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ فِي هَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ إِذَنْ يَمُوتُ مِنْ الْجُوعِ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ فِي کُلِّ جُمْعَةٍ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَيَسْأَلُ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 4110
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by al-Auzai through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: He was told: Messenger of Allah, in that case he will of starvation. So he allowed him to visit (the cit) twice a week so that he might ask for food and go back.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020