Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 3840

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Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 3840 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 28: Foods (Kitab Al-At'imah). This page presents the source record and its available text, translations and grading label. Use the reference and chapter link below to read it in context; numbering and wording may differ between editions.

Collection
Sunan Abu Dawud
Reference in Sirah
Hadith 3840
Chapter
28: Foods (Kitab Al-At'imah)
Narrator in the source
Jabir رضی اللہ عنہ said
Compiler
Imam Abu Dawud
Displayed grading
Sahih
Hadith 3840
Sahih

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ جَابِرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ 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 وَلَا تَحِلُّ لَنَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ لَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏بَلْ نَحْنُ رُسُلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَدِ اضْطُرِرْتُمْ إِلَيْهِ فَكُلُوا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَقَمْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَهْرًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَنَحْنُ ثَلَاثُ مِائَةٍ حَتَّى سَمِنَّا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ هُوَ رِزْقٌ أَخْرَجَهُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَهَلْ مَعَكُمْ مِنْ لَحْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فَتُطْعِمُونَا مِنْهُ ؟، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَرْسَلْنَا مِنْهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَكَلَ .

The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم sent us on an expedition and made Abu Ubaidah bin al-Jarrah رضی اللہ عنہ 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 رضی اللہ عنہ 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 رضی اللہ عنہ 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 صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم 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 صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم, 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 صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم and he ate (it).

— Jabir رضی اللہ عنہ said

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Collection: Sunan Abu Dawud. Compiler: Imam Abu Dawud. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 3840.

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