Narrated Abu Qatada: Once, while I was sitting with the companions of the Prophet at a station on the road to Mecca and Allah’s Apostle was stationing ahead of us and all the people were assuming Ihram while I was not. My companion, saw an onager while I was busy Mending my shoes. They did not Inform me of the onager but they wished that I would see it Suddenly I looked and saw the onager Then I headed towards my horse, saddled it and rode, but I forgot to take the lash and the spear. So I said to them my companions), “Give me the lash and the spear.” But they said, “No, by Allah we will not help you in any way to hunt it ‘ I got angry, dismounted, took it the spear and the lash), rode (the horse chased the onager and wounded it Then I brought it when it had dyed. My companions started eating of its (cooked) meat, but they suspected that it might be unlawful to eat of its meat while they were in a state of Ihram Then I proceeded further and I kept one of its forelegs with me. When we met Allah’s Apostle we asked him about that. He said, “Have you some of its meat with you?” I gave him that foreleg and he ate the meat till he stripped the bone of its flesh although he was in a state of Ihram.
Hadith In Arabic Text :
حدثنا عبد العزيز بن عبد الله، حدثنا محمد بن جعفر، عن أبي حازم، عن عبد الله بن أبي قتادة السلمي، عن أبيه، أنه قال كنت يوما جالسا مع رجال من أصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في منزل في طريق مكة، ورسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم نازل أمامنا، والقوم محرمون وأنا غير محرم، فأبصروا حمارا وحشيا وأنا مشغول أخصف نعلي، فلم يؤذنوني له، وأحبوا لو أني أبصرته، فالتفت فأبصرته فقمت إلى الفرس فأسرجته. ثم ركبت ونسيت السوط والرمح فقلت لهم ناولوني السوط والرمح. فقالوا لا والله لا نعينك عليه بشىء. فغضبت فنزلت فأخذتهما، ثم ركبت فشددت على الحمار فعقرته، ثم جئت به وقد مات فوقعوا فيه يأكلونه، ثم إنهم شكوا في أكلهم إياه وهم حرم، فرحنا وخبأت العضد معي، فأدركنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فسألناه عن ذلك فقال ” معكم منه شىء ”. فناولته العضد فأكلها حتى تعرقها، وهو محرم. قال ابن جعفر وحدثني زيد بن أسلم عن عطاء بن يسار عن أبي قتادة مثله.
Chapter : Food; Meals – كتاب الأطعمة