Sahih Muslim Book - 15, Hadith - 2852

وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ عَنْ مَالِكٍ فِيمَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِ عَنْ أَبِى النَّضْرِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ مَوْلَى أَبِى قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَبِى قَتَادَةَ - رضى الله عنه - أَنَّهُ كَانَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ بِبَعْضِ طَرِيقِ مَكَّةَ تَخَلَّفَ مَعَ أَصْحَابٍ لَهُ مُحْرِمِينَ وَهُوَ غَيْرُ مُحْرِمٍ فَرَأَى حِمَارًا وَحْشِيًّا فَاسْتَوَى عَلَى فَرَسِهِ فَسَأَلَ أَصْحَابَهُ أَنْ يُنَاوِلُوهُ سَوْطَهُ فَأَبَوْا عَلَيْهِ فَسَأَلَهُمْ رُمْحَهُ فَأَبَوْا عَلَيْهِ فَأَخَذَهُ ثُمَّ شَدَّ عَلَى الْحِمَارِ فَقَتَلَهُ فَأَكَلَ مِنْهُ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَأَبَى بَعْضُهُمْ فَأَدْرَكُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَسَأَلُوهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ « إِنَّمَا هِىَ طُعْمَةٌ أَطْعَمَكُمُوهَا اللَّهُ ».

It was narrated from Abu Qatadah that he was with the Messenger of Allah (SAW), and when they were partway along the road to Makkah, he lagged behind with some companions of his who were in Ihram, and he was not in Ihram. He saw an onager, so he mounted his horse and asked his companions to hand him his whip, but they refused to do so. He asked them for his spear, and they refused to give it to him. He picked it up and chased the onager and killed it, and some of the Companions of Prophet (SAW) ate from it and some of them refused. They caught up with the Messenger of Allah (SAW) and asked him about that, and he said: “it is food that Allah has provided for you.”