Hadith 22603

حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدَةُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ رُفَيْعٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ ، قَالَ : " كُنْتُ مَعَ نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَكَانُوا مُحْرِمِينَ إِلَّا رَجُلًا وَاحِدًا ، فَبَصُرَ بِصَيْدٍ ، فَأَخَذَ سَوْطًا ، فَحَمَلَ عَلَيْهِ ، فَأَصَادَهُ ، فَأَكَلَ مِنْهُ وَأَكَلْنَا ، ثُمَّ تَزَوَّدْنَا مِنْهُ ، فَلَمَّا أَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ فُلَانًا كَانَ مُحِلًّا أَوْ حَلَالًا ، فَأَصَابَ صَيْدًا ، وَإِنَّهُ أَكَلَ مِنْهُ وَأَكَلْنَا مَعَهُ ، وَمَعَنَا مِنْهُ , قَالَ : فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كُلُوا " . .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was with some companions of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). All of them were in the state of Ihram except for one man. That man saw a game animal, took his whip, attacked it, and hunted it. Then he ate from it, and we also ate from it, and we also saved some of it as provision for the journey. When we reached the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), we said, "O Messenger of Allah! That man was not in the state of Ihram; he hunted the animal, he ate from it, and so did we, and we still have a little of its meat left." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "You may eat it."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الأنصار رضي الله عنهم / 22603
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 1821، م: 1196