Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 2854

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا فُضَيْلُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَتَخَلَّفَ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ مَعَ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ وَهُمْ مُحْرِمُونَ وَهْوَ غَيْرُ مُحْرِمٍ، فَرَأَوْا حِمَارًا وَحْشِيًّا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرَاهُ، فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ تَرَكُوهُ حَتَّى رَآهُ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ، فَرَكِبَ فَرَسًا لَهُ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْجَرَادَةُ، فَسَأَلَهُمْ أَنْ يُنَاوِلُوهُ سَوْطَهُ فَأَبَوْا، فَتَنَاوَلَهُ فَحَمَلَ فَعَقَرَهُ، ثُمَّ أَكَلَ فَأَكَلُوا، فَنَدِمُوا فَلَمَّا أَدْرَكُوهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ هَلْ مَعَكُمْ مِنْهُ شَىْءٌ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ مَعَنَا رِجْلُهُ، فَأَخَذَهَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَكَلَهَا‏.‏

Translation

Abu Qatada went out with the Prophet ﷺ, then stayed behind with some companions who were in ihram, while he himself was not. They saw a wild donkey before he did, but said nothing until he saw it. Abu Qatada mounted his horse, called al-Jarada, and asked them to hand him his whip; they refused, so he took it himself, pursued the donkey, and killed it. He ate some of it, and they ate too, but later regretted doing so. When they caught up with the Prophet ﷺ, he asked: “Do you have any of its meat with you?” Abu Qatada replied: “We have its leg.” The Prophet ﷺ took it and ate.

Translation notes
  • The Arabic identifies the game animal as a wild donkey; the English witness has a corrupted rendering.