و حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ يَحْيَی قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَی مَالِکٍ ح و حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ عَنْ مَالِکٍ فِيمَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِ عَنْ أَبِي النَّضْرِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ مَوْلَی أَبِي قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ کَانَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّی إِذَا کَانَ بِبَعْضِ طَرِيقِ مَکَّةَ تَخَلَّفَ مَعَ أَصْحَابٍ لَهُ مُحْرِمِينَ وَهُوَ غَيْرُ مُحْرِمٍ فَرَأَی حِمَارًا وَحْشِيًّا فَاسْتَوَی عَلَی فَرَسِهِ فَسَأَلَ أَصْحَابَهُ أَنْ يُنَاوِلُوهُ سَوْطَهُ فَأَبَوْا عَلَيْهِ فَسَأَلَهُمْ رُمْحَهُ فَأَبَوْا عَلَيْهِ فَأَخَذَهُ ثُمَّ شَدَّ عَلَی الْحِمَارِ فَقَتَلَهُ فَأَکَلَ مِنْهُ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَبَی بَعْضُهُمْ فَأَدْرَکُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَسَأَلُوهُ عَنْ ذَلِکَ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا هِيَ طُعْمَةٌ أَطْعَمَکُمُوهَا اللَّهُ
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 2852
Abu Qatada reported: We went with the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) till we reached al-Qaha (a place three stages away from Medina). Some of us were in the state of Ihram and some of us were not. I saw my companions looking towards something, and as I saw I found It to be a wild ass. I saddled my horse and took up my spear and then mounted upon (the horse) and my whip, fell down. I said to my companions as they were in the state of Ihram to pick up the whip for me but they said: By Allah, we cannot help you in any (such) thing (i. e. hunting). So i dismounted (the horse) and picked it (whip) up and mounted again and caught the wild ass after chasing it. It was behind a hillock and I attacked it with my spear and killed it. Then I brought it to my companions. Some of them said: Eat it, while others said: Do not eat it. The Apostle of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was in front of us. I moved my horse and came to him (and asked him), whereupon he said: It is permissible, so eat it.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020