Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that when Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived, Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) reminded him and asked, “How did you narrate to us that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was presented with the meat of game?” When I reminded him, he said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was presented with the meat of game while he was in the state of Ihram, so he returned the meat and said: “Indeed, we are in the state of Ihram.” Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Zuhayr narrated from his chain from Sayyiduna Bara’ bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was gifted the meat of game, so he said: “If we were not in the state of Ihram, we would have accepted it.” Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that the narration of Tawus from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) is evidence that those narrators who narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was gifted a wild donkey, their intent is the narration of Sayyiduna Sa’b bin Jaththamah (may Allah be pleased with him). And those narrators who narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was gifted a wild donkey, it is possible that someone became confused and included the mention of the meat of game from the narration of Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) into the narration of Sayyiduna Sa’b bin Jaththamah (may Allah be pleased with him). The narration of Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was presented with the meat of a deer while he was in the state of Ihram, so he did not eat it, this narration is also similar to that of Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam and Bara’ bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with them both).

And some of those who have not deeply studied knowledge and do not distinguish between the general and the explained reports may think that the meat of game is forbidden to the muhrim in all cases, even if it is hunted by someone who is not in a state of ihram.

And some of those who have not deeply studied knowledge and do not distinguish between the general and the explained reports may think that the meat of game is forbidden to the muhrim in all cases, even if it is hunted by someone who is not in a state of ihram.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that when Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived, Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) reminded him and asked, “How did you narrate to us that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was presented with the meat of game?” When I reminded him, he said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was presented with the meat of game while he was in the state of Ihram, so he returned the meat and said: “Indeed, we are in the state of Ihram.” Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Zuhayr narrated from his chain from Sayyiduna Bara’ bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was gifted the meat of game, so he said: “If we were not in the state of Ihram, we would have accepted it.” Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that the narration of Tawus from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) is evidence that those narrators who narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was gifted a wild donkey, their intent is the narration of Sayyiduna Sa’b bin Jaththamah (may Allah be pleased with him). And those narrators who narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was gifted a wild donkey, it is possible that someone became confused and included the mention of the meat of game from the narration of Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) into the narration of Sayyiduna Sa’b bin Jaththamah (may Allah be pleased with him). The narration of Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was presented with the meat of a deer while he was in the state of Ihram, so he did not eat it, this narration is also similar to that of Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam and Bara’ bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with them both).

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that Sayyiduna Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Makkah Mukarramah. (In the narration of Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, there is no mention of Makkah Mukarramah.) So Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) reminded him and asked, "How did you narrate to me that meat was presented to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) while he was in the state of Ihram?" He replied, "Yes, a man presented to you a piece of a hunted animal." So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) returned it to him and said: "Indeed, we cannot eat it; indeed, we are in the state of Ihram."