It was
narrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said:
"The Messenger of
Allah
(ﷺ) sent us, (we were) three hundred men, carrying our provisions on our
necks. Our provisions ran out until there would be for (every) man
among us one date (a day)." Then it was said: "O Abu 'Abdullah,
how
can one date satisfy a man?" He said: "When we no longer had
it, we
realized how much it was worth. Then we came to the sea and
found a
whale that had been thrown up by the sea, and we ate from it
for
eighteen days."
English reference: Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4159
Arabic reference: Book 37, Hadith 4298