Sahih Muslim

Sahih Muslim 1196d

Arabic hadith text

وَحَدَّثَنَا صَالِحُ بْنُ مِسْمَارٍ السُّلَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ يَحْيَى، بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ انْطَلَقَ أَبِي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَامَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ فَأَحْرَمَ أَصْحَابُهُ وَلَمْ يُحْرِمْ وَحُدِّثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّ عَدُوًّا بِغَيْقَةَ فَانْطَلَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم - قَالَ - فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا مَعَ أَصْحَابِهِ يَضْحَكُ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ إِذْ نَظَرْتُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِحِمَارِ وَحْشٍ فَحَمَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَطَعَنْتُهُ فَأَثْبَتُّهُ فَاسْتَعَنْتُهُمْ فَأَبَوْا أَنْ يُعِينُونِي فَأَكَلْنَا مِنْ لَحْمِهِ وَخَشِينَا أَنْ نُقْتَطَعَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَطْلُبُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أُرَفِّعُ فَرَسِي شَأْوًا وَأَسِيرُ شَأْوًا فَلَقِيتُ رَجُلاً مِنْ بَنِي غِفَارٍ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ فَقُلْتُ أَيْنَ لَقِيتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ تَرَكْتُهُ بِتِعْهِنَ وَهُوَ قَائِلٌ السُّقْيَا فَلَحِقْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَصْحَابَكَ يَقْرَءُونَ عَلَيْكَ السَّلاَمَ وَرَحْمَةَ اللَّهِ وَإِنَّهُمْ قَدْ خَشُوا أَنْ يُقْتَطَعُوا دُونَكَ انْتَظِرْهُمْ ‏.‏ فَانْتَظَرَهُمْ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَصَدْتُ وَمَعِي مِنْهُ فَاضِلَةٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِلْقَوْمِ ‏"‏ كُلُوا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَهُمْ مُحْرِمُونَ ‏.‏

Translation

Salih ibn Mismar al-Sulami narrated to us: Mu'adh ibn Hisham narrated to us: My father narrated to me, from Yahya ibn Abi Kathir. Abdullah ibn Abi Qatada narrated to me and said: My father went with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in the year of al-Hudaybiya. His companions entered ihram, but he did not. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was told that an enemy force was at Ghayqa, so he set out. While I was with his companions, some of them were smiling at one another, when I looked and saw a wild donkey. I charged it with my spear and struck it down. I asked them for help, but they refused to help me. We ate some of its meat, but feared we might be cut off. So I set out to find the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), pushing my horse hard for a stretch and then riding at an easier pace for a stretch. In the middle of the night I met a man from Banu Ghifar and asked: ‘Where did you meet the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?’ He said: ‘I left him at Ti'han, taking his rest at al-Suqya.’ I caught up with him and said: ‘Messenger of Allah, your companions send you greetings and Allah's mercy. They fear they may be cut off from you. Please wait for them.’ He waited for them. I said: ‘Messenger of Allah, I hunted game, and I have some of it left.’ The Prophet (ﷺ) said to the people: ‘Eat it,’ although they were in ihram.