Mu'adh bin Abdur Rahman narrates from his father: We were with Sayyiduna Talhah bin Ubaidullah (may Allah be pleased with him). We had put on the Ihram. A bird (its meat) was given to us as a gift. Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) was sleeping at that time. Some of us ate it and some abstained. When Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) woke up, he sided with those who had eaten its meat. He stated that we had eaten this (bird's meat) in the company of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).

Sayyiduna Ibn Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We participated with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in seven (the narrator is in doubt, perhaps these are the words) or six such expeditions in which we ate locusts along with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A man asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), he said: O Messenger of Allah! We travel by sea. We take a small amount of water with us. If we use it for ablution, we will be left thirsty. Can we perform ablution with the water of the sea? The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: Its water is pure and its dead (animals) are lawful.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent us, three hundred horsemen, (on an expedition). Our commander was Sayyiduna Abu Ubaidah bin Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him). We were lying in wait for a caravan of the Quraysh. We stayed on the coast for fifteen days. We were overtaken by severe hunger to the extent that we began to eat leaves. Because of this, the army was named "the army of leaves." Then the sea threw out a large creature called "ambergris." We ate its meat for fifteen days until our bodies became strong. We used its fat as oil. Then Sayyiduna Abu Ubaidah bin Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him) took one of its ribs. He selected the tallest camel and the tallest man in the army. He made the man ride the camel, and the man passed under the rib as a result. This is also narrated with another chain. Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had given us a bag in which there were dates. When they finished, we felt their absence, then someone would bring something. In this narration, these words are also present: We extracted so much fat from the eyes of that (sea creature). When we presented ourselves before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he asked us: Do you have any of its (meat) with you?

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent us on an expedition. He appointed Sayyiduna Abu Ubaidah bin Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him) as our leader. Our intention was to intercept a caravan of the Quraysh. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave us a bag of dates as provisions for the journey. We did not get anything else besides that. Sayyiduna Abu Ubaidah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to give us one date each to eat. (The narrator says) I asked, what did you do with it? He replied: We used to suck it just as a child sucks, and then we would drink water after that, and it would suffice us for the whole day. Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We used to knock down leaves with our sticks, soak them in water, and then eat them. Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We kept walking until a huge rock-like thing appeared before us on the seashore. When we approached it, it was an animal called "ambergris" (whale). Sayyiduna Abu Ubaidah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: This is carrion. Then he said: No, we are the messengers of Allah’s Messenger, and we are in the path of Allah, and you are in a state of necessity, so eat it. Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) says: We stayed there for a month. We were three hundred men, until we became fat (by eating it). I remember about myself that we took out several containers of fat from its eyes, and we cut dried meat from it. Sayyiduna Abu Ubaidah (may Allah be pleased with him) took thirteen men from among us, and they sat in the socket of its eye. Then Sayyiduna Abu Ubaidah took one of its ribs and set it upright, and made a man ride the tallest camel, and he passed under it. Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Then we took its meat as provisions with us. When we reached Madinah and presented ourselves before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), we mentioned this matter to him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is the provision that Allah brought out for you. Do you have any of its meat left to feed us? We sent some of its meat to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he ate it.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) dispatched an expedition towards the land of Juhainah. He appointed a man as the leader of those people. When their provisions ran out, their leader ordered that the remaining provisions be collected. When they were collected, the leader used to give us one date each per day.

The narrator says: I asked, "What did you do with one date?" He said: By Allah, when even that finished, we felt its loss intensely. Each one of us would keep it between his teeth and suck on it. We would find tree leaves and the vegetation of the earth would be mixed with it, until we reached the seashore. Then Allah Almighty brought forth a fish for us, which the sea had thrown out. We ate it and used its fat. When we were about to depart from there, our leader ordered that one of its ribs be erected on the ground. Then, under his command, luggage was placed on a camel, and the camel passed underneath it.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) dispatched an expedition towards the coast. He appointed Sayyiduna Abu Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him) as our commander. We were three hundred men. I was among them. Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We set out and along the way our provisions ran out, so Sayyiduna Abu Ubaidah (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered that all the provisions of the army be gathered. When they were collected, it amounted to a single bag of dates. Sayyiduna Abu Ubaidah (may Allah be pleased with him) would give us a small portion of dates daily from it. Until even that finished, then we would get one date each.

(The narrator says:) What would you do with one date? He replied: When even that finished, then we felt its absence. Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Then we reached the sea, and there was a fish like a small hill. The army ate its meat for eleven days. Then, by the order of Sayyiduna Abu Ubaidah (may Allah be pleased with him), its two ribs were set upright, then a camel was prepared and it passed underneath those ribs without touching them.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: I and Sayyiduna Khalid bin Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) came with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with them both), daughter of Harith (who was also the maternal aunt of both myself and Sayyiduna Khalid). Roasted lizard was brought. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) extended his blessed hand towards it, when one of the women present in the house said: "O Messenger of Allah, do let him know what you are about to eat." (When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was informed that it was the meat of a lizard) he withdrew his hand. The narrator says: I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Is it forbidden?" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "No, but it is not the food of my people, so I avoid it."

Sayyiduna Khalid bin Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I pulled it towards myself and ate it, while the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was watching.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: Some companions were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), among whom was Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him). The meat of a lizard was presented, so one of the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is the meat of a lizard. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You people may eat it, it is lawful, but it is not my food.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the lizard, so he said: I do not eat it, nor do I declare it unlawful.