Hadith 4110
Chapter 1537: Regarding The Statement Of Allah: "Old Male Servants Who Lack Vigour" - كتاب اللباس
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، فِي هَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ إِذًا يَمُوتُ مِنَ الْجُوعِ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ فِي كُلِّ جُمُعَةٍ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَيَسْأَلَ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعَ .
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by al-Auza'i through a different chain of narrators. This version adds:
He was told: Messenger of Allah, in that case he will of starvation. So he allowed him to visit (the cit) twice a week so that he might ask for food and go back.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 4110
In-book reference : Book 34, Hadith 91