It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once, before the beginning of the period of revelation in the low-lying area of Makkah Mukarramah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) met Zayd bin Amr bin Nufayl. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) spread a dining mat before him and brought meat and placed it in front of him. He refused to eat it and said, "I do not eat the meat of those animals which you people sacrifice in the name of your idols. Rather, I only eat those things upon which Allah's name has been mentioned." Benefit: By "you people" is meant "the nation" and not the person of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).