Lu'lu' wal-Marjan

Abdullah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated that my father (Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah, may Allah be pleased with him) set out at the time of the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah (to gather information about the enemy). His companions assumed ihram, but he himself had not yet done so. (In fact,) someone had informed the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that (at the place of Ghaiqah) the enemy was lying in wait for him, so the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent (Abu Qatadah and a few companions) to search for them. My father (Abu Qatadah, may Allah be pleased with him) was with his companions, and they began to laugh while looking at each other. (My father narrated that) when I looked up, I saw a wild donkey in front of me. I rushed at it and killed it with my spear. I had sought help from my companions, but they refused. Then we ate the meat. Now we became afraid that we might be left far behind (from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), so I began searching for him, sometimes speeding up my horse and sometimes slowing down. Eventually, late at night, I met a man from Banu Ghifar. I asked him, "Where is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)?" He replied, "When I left him, he was at the place of Ta‘hn, and he intended to reach the place of Suqya and rest there at noon." (So I presented myself before the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,) and I said, "O Messenger of Allah, your companions send peace and Allah's mercy upon you. They fear that they may be left far behind, so please wait for them." Then I said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), I hunted a wild donkey, and some of its meat is still with me." He instructed the people to eat from it, even though they were all in the state of ihram.