(35) باب مَيْتَةِ الْبَحْرِ
It was narrated that Jabir said:
"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 from 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 from 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 of it then send it to us."'
Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 4353
In-book reference: Book 42, Hadith 91
English translation: Vol. 5, Book 42, Hadith 4358