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Sunan Abi Dawud 3840 (Book 28, Hadith 105) #24130
Provision from Allah

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad sent a group of people on an expedition and gave them a bag of dates as food. When they ran out, they found an animal carcass and ate it, which sustained them for one month. When they returned to the Prophet, he approved of their actions and ate some himself.

) Jabir said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent us on an expedition and made Abu 'Ubaidah b. al-Jarrah our leader. We had to meet a caravan of the Quraish. He gave us a bag of dates as a light meal during the journey. We had nothing except that. Abu 'Ubaidah would give each of us one date. We used to suck them as a child sucks, and drink water after that and it sufficed us that day till night. We used to beat leaves off the trees with our sticks (for food), wetted them with water and ate them. We then went to the coast of the sea. There appeared to us a body like a great mound. When we came to it, we found that it was an animal called al-anbar. Abu 'Ubaidah said: It is a carrion, and it is not lawful for us. He then said: No, we are the Messengers of the apostle of Allah ﷺ and we are in the path of Allah. If you are forced by necessity (to eat it), then eat it. We stayed feeding on it for one mouth, till we became fat, and we were three hundred in number. When we came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, we mentioned it to him. He said : It is a provision which Allah has brought forth for you, and give us some to eat if you have any meat of it with you. So we sent some of it to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he ate (it).
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْنَا أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ بْنَ الْجَرَّاحِ نَتَلَقَّى عِيرًا لِقُرَيْشٍ وَزَوَّدَنَا جِرَابًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ لَمْ نَجِدْ لَهُ غَيْرَهُ فَكَانَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ يُعْطِينَا تَمْرَةً تَمْرَةً كُنَّا نَمُصُّهَا كَمَا يَمُصُّ الصَّبِيُّ ثُمَّ نَشْرَبُ عَلَيْهَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ فَتَكْفِينَا يَوْمَنَا إِلَى اللَّيْلِ وَكُنَّا نَضْرِبُ بِعِصِيِّنَا الْخَبَطَ ثُمَّ نَبُلُّهُ بِالْمَاءِ فَنَأْكُلُهُ وَانْطَلَقْنَا عَلَى سَاحِلِ الْبَحْرِ فَرُفِعَ لَنَا كَهَيْئَةِ الْكَثِيبِ الضَّخْمِ فَأَتَيْنَاهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ دَابَّةٌ تُدْعَى الْعَنْبَرَ فَقَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ مَيْتَةٌ وَلاَ تَحِلُّ لَنَا ثُمَّ قَالَ لاَ بَلْ نَحْنُ رُسُلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَقَدِ اضْطُرِرْتُمْ إِلَيْهِ فَكُلُوا فَأَقَمْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَهْرًا وَنَحْنُ ثَلاَثُمِائَةٍ حَتَّى سَمِنَّا فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ هُوَ رِزْقٌ أَخْرَجَهُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ فَهَلْ مَعَكُمْ مِنْ لَحْمِهِ شَىْءٌ فَتُطْعِمُونَا مِنْهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَرْسَلْنَا مِنْهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَكَلَ
TOPICS
expedition  *  dates  *  necessity  *  carcass  *  sustenance

QUICK LESSONS:
Trusting in Allah's plan during times of difficulty; being willing to take risks based on faith; understanding that sustenance can come from unexpected sources .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad sending a group of Muslims on an expedition with only dates as food. When they ran out, they found an animal carcass and ate it to sustain themselves for one month until their return to the Prophet. He approved of their actions and even asked for some meat from it to eat himself. This hadith teaches us that Allah provides sustenance in unexpected ways when we are in need, even if it is something that would normally be considered unlawful or forbidden such as eating carrion or scavenging leaves off trees for food. It also shows us how important it is to trust in Allah's plan even when things seem difficult or uncertain; Abu 'Ubaidah was willing to take a risk by allowing his companions to eat something that was not normally allowed because he trusted that Allah would provide sustenance for them if necessary.

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