It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by some people who had hunted a doe and tied it to the pole of a tent. The doe said: "O Messenger of Allah, I have given birth and I have two little young ones; seek permission for me so that I may go and suckle them, then I will return to them." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Where is its owner?" The people said: "O Messenger of Allah, it is us." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Let it go so that it may go to its young ones and suckle them, and then come back to you." They said: "O Messenger of Allah, who will guarantee that for us?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I will." So they released it; it went, suckled its young ones, then returned to them, and they tied it up again. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by them and said: "Where are its owners?" They said: "Here we are, O Messenger of Allah." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Will you sell it?" They said: "O Messenger of Allah, it is yours (peace and blessings be upon him)." (He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:) "Let it go." So they set it free and it went away.
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Thabit (may Allah have mercy on him) except Salih al-Murri, and Abd al-Karim bin Hilal (may Allah have mercy on him) is alone in narrating it."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الميم / 5547
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف لضعف صالح المري
Hadith Takhrij«قال الهيثمي: وفيه صالح المري وهو ضعيف «مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد، ج 8، ص 294»»