It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) to (collect) the charity, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) set out in the state of ihram until they all camped at Usfan, and suddenly they saw a wild donkey. Meanwhile Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) also arrived, and he was not in ihram. The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) lowered their heads, disliking to fix their gaze (on the game) lest he (Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him)) notice it, but he saw it. So he mounted his horse and took up his spear, and it fell from his (hand). He said: 'Hand this spear to me.' We replied: 'We will not help you with it in any way.' Then he charged at it and killed it.
The narrator said: Then the Companions began roasting its meat, and then they said (among themselves): 'The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is among us' (so let us ask him (peace and blessings be upon him)), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) had gone on ahead of them. So they caught up with him (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him about it, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw no harm in it."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب العين / 4542
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:فيه نظر، والصحيح «بالقاحة» لا «بعسفان»
Hadith Takhrij«قال محمد بن عبد الباقي الزرقاني: فيه نظر والصحيح بالقاحة وليس بعسفان «شرح الزرقاني على الموطأ، ج 2، ص 413»» «أخرجه ابن حبان فى «صحيحه» برقم: 3976، والطحاوي فى «شرح معاني الآثار» برقم: 3810»