Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent on in expedition a detachment consisting of three hundred (persons) and appointed Abu 'Ubaida b. Jarrah as their chief. Their provisions ran short:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1935e |
| In-book reference | : Book 34, Hadith 31 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 21, Hadith 4760 |
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