مسند الحميدي
Musnad al-Humaydi
Hadiths of Abu Qatadah al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him)
Hadith Number 428
Hadith 428
428 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ: ثنا صَالِحُ بْنُ كَيْسَانَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا قَتَادَةَ يَقُولُ: خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّي إِذَا كُنَّا بِالْقَاحَةِ وَمِنَّا الْمُحْرِمُ وَغَيْرُ الْمُحْرِمِ إِذْ بَصُرْتُ بِأصْحَابِي يَتَرَاءَونَ شَيْئًا فَنَظَرْتُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِحِمَارِ وَحْشٍ فَأَسْرَجْتُ فَرَسِي فَرَكِبْتُ فَأَخَذْتُ رُمْحِي فَسَقَطَ سَوْطِي، فَقُلْتُ لِأَصْحَابِي نَاوِلُونِي وَكَانُوا مُحْرِمِينَ، فَقَالُوا: لَا وَاللَّهِ لَا نُعِينُكَ عَلَيْهِ بِشَيْءٍ فَتَنَاوَلْتُ سَوْطِي ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ الْحِمَارَ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ وَهُوَ وَرَاءَ أَكَمَةٍ فَطَعَنْتُ بِرُمْحِي فَعَقَرْتُهُ فَأَتَيْتُ بِهِ أَصْحَابِي فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ كُلُوهُ وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَا تَأْكُلُوهُ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَامَنَا فَحَرَّكْتُ فَرَسِي فَأَدْرَكْتُهُ فَقَالَ «هُوَ حَلَالٌ فَكُلُوهُ»
Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We set out with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), until when we reached a place called Qahah, some of us had put on ihram, and some had not. During this time, I noticed my companions signaling to each other. When I looked carefully, there was a wild cow (nilgai) there. I put a saddle on my horse and mounted it. I picked up my spear, but my stick fell down. I said to my companions: Hand it to me. They were in ihram, and they said: No, by Allah! We will not help you in any way. So I picked up my stick myself, then I approached the nilgai from behind; it was behind a mound at that time. I struck it with my spear and wounded it. I brought it to my companions, and some of them said: Eat it, and some said: Do not eat it. Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was ahead of us, so I moved my horse and reached the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I asked him about this matter, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is lawful, so eat it."
