Sahih Muslim Book - 15, Hadith - 2851

وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِى عُمَرَ - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ حَدَّثَنَا صَالِحُ بْنُ كَيْسَانَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ مَوْلَى أَبِى قَتَادَةَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا قَتَادَةَ يَقُولُ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا بِالْقَاحَةِ فَمِنَّا الْمُحْرِمُ وَمِنَّا غَيْرُ الْمُحْرِمِ إِذْ بَصُرْتُ بِأَصْحَابِى يَتَرَاءَوْنَ شَيْئًا فَنَظَرْتُ فَإِذَا حِمَارُ وَحْشٍ. فَأَسْرَجْتُ فَرَسِى وَأَخَذْتُ رُمْحِى ثُمَّ رَكِبْتُ فَسَقَطَ مِنِّى سَوْطِى فَقُلْتُ لأَصْحَابِى وَكَانُوا مُحْرِمِينَ نَاوِلُونِى السَّوْطَ. فَقَالُوا وَاللَّهِ لاَ نُعِينُكَ عَلَيْهِ بِشَىْءٍ. فَنَزَلْتُ فَتَنَاوَلْتُهُ ثُمَّ رَكِبْتُ فَأَدْرَكْتُ الْحِمَارَ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ وَهُوَ وَرَاءَ أَكَمَةٍ فَطَعَنْتُهُ بِرُمْحِى فَعَقَرْتُهُ فَأَتَيْتُ بِهِ أَصْحَابِى فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ كُلُوهُ. وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لاَ تَأْكُلُوهُ. وَكَانَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَمَامَنَا فَحَرَّكْتُ فَرَسِى فَأَدْرَكْتُهُ فَقَالَ « هُوَ حَلاَلٌ فَكُلُوهُ ».

Abu Qatadah said: “we went out with the Prophet (SAW) and when we were in Al-Qahah, some of us were in Ihram and some of us were not. Then I saw my companions looking at something, so I looked, and there was an onager. I saddled my horse and took up my spear, then I mounted and I dropped my whip. I said to my companions, who were in Ihram: ‘pass me the whip’. They said: ‘by Allah, we will not help you with it in any way.’ So I dismounted and picked I up, then I mounted again. I caught up with the onager from behind, when it was behind a hillock, and I stabbed it with my spear and killed it. I brought it to my companions and some of them said: ‘eat it, and others said: ‘do not eat it.’ The Prophet (SAW) was ahead of us, so I spurred my horse on and caught up with him, and he said: ‘it is lawful; eat it.’’”