(253) بَابُ الْمُوَاسَاةِ فِي السَّنَةِ وَالْمَجَاعَةِ
'Abdullah ibn 'Umar reported that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab spoke inthe Year of the Drought*, which was a severe, disastrous year, after 'Umarhad done his best to help the Bedouins with camels, wheat and oil fromthe fields to the point where all the fields were dried up as a resultof those efforts. he stood up to make supplication, saying, "O Allah! Providethem at the tops of the mountains!" Allah answered that supplication forhim and the Muslims. When abundant rain fell, he said, "Praise belongsto Allah! By Allah, if Allah had not given us relief, I would not haveleft the people of any Muslim's house with wealth without putting a likenumber of poor people with him. Two will not die with food which will supportone person."
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 562
In-book reference: Book 30, Hadith 25
English translation: Book 30, Hadith 562