What is the name of the military expedition for which the sea cast out for them the ambergris whale?
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The mentioned expedition was named Sariyyat Abi Ubayda (Expedition of Abu Ubayda), or Ghazwat Abi Ubayda ila Sayf al-Bahr (Raid of Abu Ubayda to the Seashore), or Sariyyat al-Khabat and Jaysh al-Khabat (Expedition of the Khabbat and Army of the Khabbat). It occurred in the sixth year of the Hijra, before the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, to monitor the Quraysh's caravan. The Prophet, peace be upon him, was not its leader; rather, Abu Ubayda was. Therefore, it was called a sariyyah (expedition) because the Prophet, peace be upon him, was not with them.
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