Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent us out with a detachment, and we had no provisions except a bag of dates. He (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him) as our commander. He used to give us a handful of dates every day until they ran out, then he began giving us one date at a time. Then the sea cast out a creature for us, and we ate from it. Then Abu Ubaydah (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered that one of its ribs be bent and set upright, then he ordered a man, who mounted a camel and passed beneath it riding.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الجيم / 1747