Musnad Abi Ya'la 432 — he was in charge of the food of Sayyiduna

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Harith bin Nawfal (may Allah be pleased with him) that he was in charge of the food of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). He said: (During a journey,) it is as if I can still see the partridge meat around the large bowls. Then a man came and said to Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him): Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) dislikes this (because it is game meat in the state of ihram). So he sent for Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and he came with both his forearms covered in dust (from beating down leaves for the animals). Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "You disagree with us a great deal in our affairs." At this Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I adjure by Allah any man who saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when the haunch of a wild ass was presented to him as a gift, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'We are in the state of ihram, so feed it to those who are not in ihram.'" At this several men stood up and testified to it. Then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I adjure by Allah any man who saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when five ostrich eggs were given to him as a gift, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'We are in the state of ihram, so feed it to those who are not in ihram.'" Again several men stood up and testified to it. Seeing this, Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) got up from there and went into his tent, and the other people also departed, leaving that food there for the people at the watering place.