that she said to `Urwa, "O, the son of my sister! We used to see three crescents in two months, and nofire used to be made in the houses of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (i.e. nothing used to be cooked)." `Urwa said,"What used to sustain you?" `Aisha said, "The two black things i.e. dates and water, except thatAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) had neighbors from the Ansar who had some milch she-camels, and they used to givethe Prophet (ﷺ) some milk from their house, and he used to make us drink it."