English translation
5407. Narrated Abū Qatāda: Once, while I was sitting with the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ at a place (station) on the road to Makkah and Allāh's Messenger ﷺ was at a place ahead of us and all the people were assuming Ihram while I was not. My companions 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 Allāh, 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 (and slaughtered) it. Then I brought it when it had died. 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 Iḥrām. Then I proceeded further and I kept one of its forelegs with me. When we met Allāh's Messenger ﷺ 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 Iḥrām.