Sahih al-Bukhari 2468 (Book 51, Hadith 5)
Mecca. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) was ahead of us. All of my companions were in the state of Ihram while I was
a non-Muhrim. They saw an onager while I was busy repairing my shoes, so they did not tell me about
it but they wished I had seen it. By chance I looked up and saw it. So, I turned to the horse, saddled it
and rode on it, forgetting to take the spear and the whip. I asked them if they could hand over to me
the whip and the spear but they said, ‘No, by Allah, we shall not help you in that in any way.’ I became
angry and got down from the horse, picked up both the things and rode the horse again. I attacked the
onager and slaughtered it, and brought it (after it had been dead). They took it (cooked some of it) and
started eating it, but they doubted whether it was allowed for them to eat it or not, as they were in the
state of Ihram. So, we proceeded and I hid with me one of its fore-legs. When we met Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
and asked him about the case, he asked, ‘Do you have a portion of it with you?’ I replied in the
affirmative and gave him that fleshy foreleg which he ate completely while he was in the state of
Ihram .
“ مَعَكُمْ مِنْهُ شَىْءٌ ”. فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ. فَنَاوَلْتُهُ الْعَضُدَ فَأَكَلَهَا، حَتَّى نَفَّدَهَا وَهْوَ مُحْرِمٌ. فَحَدَّثَنِي بِهِ زَيْدُ بْنُ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2468 (Book 51, Hadith 5)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Among the six canonical hadith collections of Sunni Islam, known as the Kutub al-Sittah, Sahih al-Bukhari is frequently accorded the highest rank. This esteemed status is a testament to the rigorous scholarly methods employed by its compiler, Muḥammad al-Bukhārī, who finished his work around 847. The collection is vast, containing an estimated 7,563 individual reports detailing the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad. These are carefully categorized into 97 chapters, providing a comprehensive framework for understanding Islamic doctrine, law, and spiritual practice.
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