Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that a man camped with his wife and children out on the stony ground (al-Harrah), and someone said to him: My she-camel has gone missing; if you find it, keep it with you. He found the she-camel, but the owner did not come, and the she-camel fell ill. His wife told him to slaughter it, but the man refused, and it died. His wife said: Skin it, so that its fat and meat can be cut into strips and eaten. The man said: Let us first ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you have anything that makes you independent of it?" He said: No. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Eat it." When the owner of the she-camel came, he asked: Why did you not slaughter it? He said: I felt shy of you.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الضحايا / 19635