أَخْبَرَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ بَعَثَنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَعَ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ فِي سَرِيَّةٍ فَنَفِدَ زَادُنَا فَمَرَرْنَا بِحُوتٍ قَدْ قَذَفَ بِهِ الْبَحْرُ فَأَرَدْنَا أَنْ نَأْکُلَ مِنْهُ فَنَهَانَا أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ ثُمَّ قَالَ نَحْنُ رُسُلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ کُلُوا فَأَکَلْنَا مِنْهُ أَيَّامًا فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا عَلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخْبَرْنَاهُ فَقَالَ إِنْ کَانَ بَقِيَ مَعَکُمْ شَيْئٌ فَابْعَثُوا بِهِ إِلَيْنَا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4368
It was narrated that Jabir said: “The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم sent us with Abu ‘Ubaidah on a campaign. Our supplies ran out. then we passed by a whale that had been east ashore by the sea. We wanted to eat from it, but Abu Ubaidah told u not to. Then he said: We are the envoys of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم for the sake of Allah ‘.So eat. So we ate from it for several days.‘ When we came to Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, we told him about that and he said: If you have anything left of it then sent it to us."(Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020