حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ يَزِيدَ حَدَّثَنَا هِلَالٌ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَبِيتُ اللَّيَالِي الْمُتَتَابِعَةَ طَاوِيًا وَأَهْلُهُ لَا يَجِدُونَ عَشَاءً قَالَ وَكَانَ عَامَّةُ خُبْزِهِمْ خُبْزَ الشَّعِيرِ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2303
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (RA) that the Prophet (PBUH) used to spend many nights, one after another, hungry, and his family could not find anything for supper. Most of their bread was barley bread.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020