and al-Bazzar (1/13/11), in abbreviated form, through Yazid ibn Abi Ziyad, from ‘Asim ibn ‘Ubayd Allah ibn ‘Asim, from his grandfather ‘Umar, who said:

We were with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, on a military expedition, and we said, “Messenger of Allah, the enemy has arrived well-fed, while the people are hungry!” The Ansar said, “Should we not slaughter our camels used for drawing water and feed the people?” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

“Whoever has any surplus food should bring it.”

People then began bringing a mudd and a sa‘—some more and some less—until all the food in the army amounted to a little over twenty sa‘s. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, sat beside it and supplicated for blessing. He then said:

“Take, but do not scramble for it.”

Each man began filling his sack and larger bag, and they filled their containers, until a man would tie up his shirt-sleeve and fill it. They had their fill, yet the food remained just as it was. Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: … and he mentioned it.

I say: This chain of transmission is weak, owing to the well-known poor retention of ‘Asim and Yazid. Yet this does not preclude using them as supporting evidence and strengthening their report through corroborating narrations. For this reason, I have included it here, since this account and hadith have numerous corroborating reports with similar wording, some of which are found in Sahih Muslim.

Among them is the hadith of Abu Hurayrah—or Abu Sa‘id, as al-A‘mash was uncertain—who said:

During the expedition of Tabuk, the people were afflicted by famine. They said, “Messenger of Allah, if you would permit us, we could slaughter our camels used for drawing water, eat them, and use their fat for oil…” The hadith continues in similar wording, and at its end it states:

“…No servant who meets Allah with these two, without doubt, will be barred from Paradise.”