Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A she-camel died at al-Harrah, and near it was a needy household from Banu Sulaym, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted them to eat it. So they kept eating from it throughout their winter; they had melted down its fat.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الجيم / 1933