"The Prophet sent us with Abu 'Ubaidah on a campaign. Our supplies ran out. Then we passed by a whale that had been cast ashore by the sea. We wanted to eat form it, but Abu ; Ubaidah told us not to then he said: 'We are the envoys of the Messenger of Allah for the sake of Allah So eat So we ate form it for several days. When we came to the messenger of Allah we told him about that and he said: 'If you have anything left o9f it then send it to us."'