"Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent an army towards the east coast and appointed Abu 'Ubaida bin Al-Jarrah as their chief, and the army consisted of three-hundred men including myself. We marched on till we reached a place where our food was about to finish. Abu- 'Ubaida ordered us to collect all the journey food and it was collected. My (our) journey food was dates. Abu 'Ubaida kept on giving us our daily ration in small amounts from it, till it was exhausted. The share of everyone of us used to be one date only." I said, "How could one date benefit you?" Jabir replied, "We came to know its value when even that too finished." Jabir added, "When we reached the sea-shore, we saw a huge fish which was like a small mountain. The army ate from it for eighteen days. Then Abu 'Ubaida ordered that two of its ribs be fixed and they were fixed in the ground. Then he ordered that a she-camel be ridden and it passed under the two ribs (forming an arch) without touching them." (Using translation from Bukhārī 2483)  

بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَعْثًا قِبَلَ السَّاحِلِ فَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ بْنَ الْجَرَّاحِ وَهُمْ ثَلَاثُمِائَةٍ وَأَنَا فِيهِمْ فَخَرَجْنَا حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا بِبَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ فَنِيَ الزَّادُ فَأَمَرَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنَ الْجَرَّاحِ بِأَزْوَادِ ذَلِكَ الْجَيْشِ فَجَمَعَ ذَلِكَ كُلَّهُ فَكَانَ مِزْوَدِي تَمْرٌ كَانَ يَقُوتُنَاهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قَلِيلًا قَلِيلًا حَتَّى فَنِيَ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُصِيبُنَا إِلَّا تَمْرَةً تَمْرَةً فَقُلْتُ «وَمَا تُغْنِي تَمْرَةٌ» قَالَ «لَقَدْ وَجَدْنَا فَقْدَهَا حِينَ فَنِيَتْ ثُمَّ انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى الْبَحْرِ فَإِذَا حُوتٌ مِثْلُ الضَّرْبِ فَأَكَلَ مِنْهُ ذَلِكَ الْجَيْشُ ثَمَانِ عَشْرَةَ لَيْلَةً ثُمَّ أَمَرَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بِضِلْعَيْنِ مِنْ أَضْلَاعِهِ فَنُصِبَا ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِرَاحِلَةٍ فَرَحَلَتْ ثُمَّ مَرَّتْ تَحْتَهُمَا وَلَمْ تُصِبْهُمَا»  

[Machine] We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during a military expedition when the people suffered from hunger. The people asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for permission to slaughter some of their camels and said, "May Allah reward us for it." When Umar ibn al-Khattab saw that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to grant them permission, he said, "O Messenger of Allah, what will happen to us when we meet the enemy tomorrow hungry and weak? But, O Messenger of Allah, if you see fit, you can call the people to gather whatever food they have left and then invoke blessings upon it. Indeed, Allah will respond to your invocation or bless us in your invocation." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then called for whatever food the people had left and the people started bringing dates, and the highest amount brought by any person was a sa' (measurement) of dates. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ collected them and then stood up, invoked what Allah willed him to invoke, and called the army to bring their vessels and serve themselves. There was not a vessel left with the army that was not filled, and the same amount was left. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ laughed until his molars were seen, and said, "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that I am the Messenger of Allah. Allah will veil the fire from any servant who believes in them on the Day of Resurrection."  

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي غَزَاةٍ فَأَصَابَ النَّاسَ مَخْمَصَةٌ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ النَّاسُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي نَحْرِ بَعْضِ ظَهْرِهِمْ وَقَالُوا «يُبَلِّغُنَا اللهُ بِهِ فَلَمَّا رَأَى عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ هَمَّ أَنْ يَأْذَنَ لَهُمْ فِي نَحْرِ بَعْضِ ظَهْرِهِمْ» قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَيْفَ بِنَا إِذَا نَحْنُ لَقِينَا الْقَوْمَ غَدًا جِيَاعًا رِجَالًا وَلَكِنْ إِنْ رَأَيْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنْ تَدْعُوَ النَّاسَ بِبَقَايَا أَزْوَادِهِمْ فَتَجْمَعَهَا ثُمَّ تَدْعُوَ فِيهَا بِالْبَرَكَةِ فَإِنَّ اللهَ سَيُبَلِّغُنَا بِدَعْوَتِكَ أَوْ قَالَ سَيُبَارِكُ لَنَا فِي دَعْوَتِكَ فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِبَقَايَا أَزْوَادِهِمْ فَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَجِيئُونَ يَعْنِي بِالْحَثْيَةِ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ وَفَوْقَ ذَلِكَ فَكَانَ أَعْلَاهُ مَنْ جَاءَ بِصَاعٍ مِنْ تَمْرٍ فَجَمَعَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَدَعَا مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ ثُمَّ دَعَا الْجَيْشَ بِأَوْعِيَتِهِمْ وَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يَحْتَثُوا فَمَا بَقِيَ مِنَ الْجَيْشِ وِعَاءٌ إِلَّا مَلَؤُوهُ وَبَقِيَ مِثْلُهُ فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى بَدَتْ نَوَاجِذُهُ فَقَالَ «أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ لَا يَلْقَى اللهَ عَبْدٌ يُؤْمِنُ بِهِمَا إِلَّا حُجِبَتْ عَنْهُ النَّارُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ»  

We were accompanying the Apostle ﷺ in a march (towards Tabuk). He (the narrator) said: The provisions with the people were almost depleted. He (the narrator) said: (And the situation became so critical) that they (the men of the army) decided to slaughter some of their camels. He (the narrator) said: Upon this Umar said: Messenger of Allah, I wish that you should pool together what has been left out of the provisions with the people and then invoke (the blessings of) Allah upon it. He (the narrator) said: He (the Holy Prophet) did it accordingly. He (the narrator) said: The one who had wheat in his possession came there with wheat. He who had dates with him came there with dates. And Mujahid said: He who possessed stones of dates came there with stones. I (the narrator) said: What did they do with the date-stones. They said: They (the people) sucked them and then drank water over them. He (the narrator said): He (the Holy Prophet) invoked the blessings (of Allah) upon them (provisions). He (the narrator) said: (And there was such a miraculous increase in the stocks) that the people replenished their provisions fully. He (the narrator) said: At that time he (the Holy Prophet) said: I bear testimony to the fact that there is no god but Allah, and I am His messenger. The bondsman who would meet Allah without entertaining any doubt about these (two fundamentals) would enter heaven. (Using translation from Muslim 27a)  

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي مَسِيرٍ قَالَ «فَنَفِدَتْ أَزْوَادُ الْقَوْمِ» قَالَ «وَهَمُّوا بِنَحْرِ بَعْضِ حَمَائِلِهِمْ» فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ «لَوْ جَمَعْتَ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْ أَزْوَادِ الْقَوْمِ فَدَعَوْتَ اللهَ عَلَيْهَا فَفَعَلَ فَجَاءَ ذُو الْبِرِّ بِبُرِّهِ وَذُو التَّمْرِ بِتَمْرِهِ» قَالَ وَقَالَ مُجَاهِدٌ «وَذُو النَّوَى بِنَوَاهُ» قَالَ فَقُلْتُ وَمَا كَانُوا يَصْنَعُونَ بِالنَّوَى؟ قَالَ «يَمُصُّونَهُ وَيَشْرَبُونَ عَلَيْهِ الْمَاءَ» قَالَ فَدَعَا عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى مَلَأَ الْقَوْمُ أَزْوِدَتَهُمْ فَقَالَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ «أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ لَا يَلْقَى اللهَ بِهِمَا عَبْدٌ غَيْرُ شَاكٍ فِيهِمَا إِلَّا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ»  

[Machine] "While the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was on a journey, the provisions of the people ran out."  

«بَيْنَمَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي مَسِيرٍ لَهُ إِذْ نَفِدَتْ أَزْوِدَةُ الْقَوْمِ» وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ مُرْسَلًا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ descended upon a battle that his companions fought. They suffered from hunger and their provisions were exhausted, so they came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , complaining about what had befallen them, and seeking permission from him to sacrifice some of their transportation animals. He granted them permission, and they set out on their journey. They passed by Umar ibn Al-Khattab, who asked them where they were going. They informed him that they sought permission from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to sacrifice some of their camels. Umar asked if he had given them permission, to which they replied, "Yes." Umar said, "I ask you and swear upon you that you will not return without me to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." And so they returned with Umar. Umar went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, did you grant them permission to sacrifice their transportation animals? What would they ride upon?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked Umar, "What shall I do when I don't have what I can give them?" Umar said, "Rather, O Messenger of Allah, command whoever has more provisions to come to you, so that you may gather them and make a duaa (prayer) in it and then distribute it among them." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ followed Umar's suggestion, and he called for whoever had extra provisions to bring them forward. And among them were those who brought little and others who brought plenty. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ placed it all in one container and made a prayer in it as Allah willed, and he distributed it among them. There was not a single person left from the group who did not fill whatever container they had and have leftovers. At that moment, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, alone, without any partners, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Whoever brings this testimony sincerely to Allah on the Day of Resurrection will enter Paradise without any doubt."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَزَلَ فِي غَزْوَةٍ غَزَاهَا فَأَصَابَ أَصْحَابَهُ جُوعٌ وَفَنِيَتْ أَزْوَادُهُمْ فَجَاءُوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَشْكُونَ إِلَيْهِ مَا أَصَابَهُمْ وَيَسْتَأْذِنُونَهُ فِي أَنْ يَنْحَرُوا بَعْضَ رَوَاحِلَهُمْ فَأَذِنَ لَهُمْ فَخَرَجُوا فَمَرُّوا بِعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ فَقَالَ «مِنْ أَيْنَ جِئْتُمْ؟ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ أَنَّهُمُ اسْتَأْذَنُوا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي أَنْ يَنْحَرُوا بَعْضَ إِبِلِهِمْ» قَالَ فَأَذِنَ لَكُمْ قَالُوا «نَعَمْ» قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَسْأَلُكُمْ وَأُقْسِمُ عَلَيْكُمْ إِلَّا رَجَعْتُمْ مَعِي إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَرَجَعُوا مَعَهُ فَذَهَبَ عُمَرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ «أَتَأْذَنُ لَهُمْ أَنْ يَنْحَرُوا رَوَاحِلَهُمْ؟ فَمَاذَا يَرْكَبُونَ؟» قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «فَمَاذَا تَصْنَعُ لَيْسَ مَعِي مَا أُعْطِيهِمْ؟» قَالَ بَلْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ تَأْمُرُ مَنْ مَعَهُ فَضْلٌ مِنْ زَادٍ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ إِلَيْكَ فَتَجْمَعَهُ عَلَى شَيْءٍ وَتَدْعُوَ فِيهِ ثُمَّ تَقْسِمَهُ بَيْنَهُمْ فَفَعَلَ فَدَعَاهُمْ بِفَضْلِ أَزْوَادِهِمْ فَمِنْهُمُ الْآتِي بِالْقَلِيلِ وَالْكَثِيرِ فَجَعَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي شَيْءٍ ثُمَّ دَعَا فِيهِ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ ثُمَّ قَسَمَهُ بَيْنَهُمْ فَمَا بَقِيَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا مَلَأَ مَا مَعَهُ مِنْ وِعَاءٍ وَفَضَلَ فَضْلٌ فَقَالَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ «أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ مَنْ جَاءَ بِهَا اللهَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ غَيْرَ شَاكٍ أُدْخِلُهُ الْجَنَّةَ»  

[Machine] "We went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for an 'Umrah or a battle and we halted at a certain place. Then a man from the people came and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, if we slaughter some of our camels, the polytheists will see our condition and think well of us.' He said, 'Do as you wish.' Then 'Umar came and said to the Prophet ﷺ , 'Collect the extra food, and supplicate to Allah.' So the people brought their supplies of flour, dates, and barley, and he invoked blessings upon it. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'I am the slave of Allah and His Messenger. Whoever brought these provisions will not be veiled from Paradise.'"  

خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي عُمْرَةٍ أَوْ غَزْوَةٍ فَنَزَلْنَا مَنْزِلًا فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَوْ ذَبَحْنَا بَعْضَ ظَهْرِنَا فَرَآنَا الْمُشْرِكُونَ حَسَنَةً حَالُنَا فَقَالَ مَا شِئْتُمْ فَجَاءَ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ «اجْمَعْ زَادَهُمْ فَادْعُ اللهَ فَجَاءَ الْقَوْمُ بِأَزْوَادِهِمْ مِنْ دَقِيقٍ وَتَمْرٍ وَشَعِيرٍ فَدَعَا عَلَيْهِ» وَقَالَ «عَلَيَّ بِأَوْعِيتِكُمْ فَجَاءُوا بِهَا فَاحْتَمَلُوا مَا شَاءُوا وَفَضَلَ مِنْهُمْ فَضْلٌ كَثِيرٌ» فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ وَأَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ مَنْ جَاءَ بِهَمَا لَمْ يُحْجَبْ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ»