Aisha used to say to Urwa (RA) : Son of my sister, by Allah, I used to see the new moon, then the new moon, then the new moon, i. e. three moons in two months, and fire was not kindled in the house of Allahs Messenger ﷺ . I (Urwa) said: Auntie, then what were your means of sustenance? She said: Dates and water. But it (so happened) that Allahs Messenger ﷺ had some Ansar as his neighbours and they had milch animals and they used to send to Allahs Messenger ﷺ some milk of their (animals) and he served that to us.