Mishkat al-Masabih 5311 — (Ar-riqaq) Words that soften the heart

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رضي الله عنه narrated that a man came to his family. When he saw how they were beset with need, he went away to the desert (to meditate and think of Allah). When his wife saw it (and his anxiety for not being able to support the family), she got up, readied the will, lit a fire under the oven and prayed, "O Allah, grant us provision!" (You are the Best of those who provide. We depend on You.) She looked and saw that the platter was full. The sub narrator added: She went to the oven and found that it was full, too. The sub narrator went on: The husband came back and asked, "Did you get something after my going?" His wife said, "Yes, from our Lord!" (No one else gave us anything.) He got up and went and raised the mill-stone. That was mentioned to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and he said, "If he had not raised it, it would have continued to turn till the Last Day (and would have pured out the flour)." [1]