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How to reconcile the statement (And He found you in want and made you content) with the hadith that two months would pass without a fire being lit in the house of the Messenger?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do we reconcile the statement of the Exalted
And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient.وَوَجَدَكَ عَائِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ
[Ad-Duhaa 93:8]
, with what was reported from 'Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that a fire was not lit in the house of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for a month, two months, or three months?

Answer:
But their food was the two blacks: dates and water. If they had what sufficed them, and dates are a source of wealth, dates are a source of wealth, praise be to Allah. If they had dates, that is wealth, yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4297- 4717] كيف الجمع بين قوله (ووجدك عائلا فأغنى)وحديث أنه يمر الشهران وما يوقد في بيت الرسول نار؟ — youtube.com

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