That his father had told him that Messenger of Allah ﷺ set out for Hajj and so did his companions. He sent a batch of his companions by another route and Abu Qatada was one of them. The Prophet ﷺ said to them, "Proceed along the seashore till we meet all together." So, they took the route of the seashore, and when they started all of them assumed Ihram except Abu Qatada. While they were proceeding on, his companions saw a group of onagers. Abu Qatada chased the onagers and attacked and wounded a sheonager. They got down and ate some of its meat and said to each other: "How do we eat the meat of the game while we are in a state of Ihram?" So, we (they) carried the rest of the she-onager's meat, and when they met Messenger of Allah ﷺ they asked, saying, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! We assumed Ihram with the exception of Abu Qatada and we saw (a group) of onagers. Abu Qatada attacked them and wounded a she-onager from them. Then we got down and ate from its meat. Later, we said, (to each other), 'How do we eat the meat of the game and we are in a state of Ihram?' So, we carried the rest of its meat. The Prophet asked, "Did anyone of you order Abu Qatada to attack it or point at it?" They replied in the negative. He said, "Then eat what is left of its meat." (Using translation from Bukhārī 1824)   

خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَاجًّا أَوْ مُعْتَمِرًا وَخَرَجْنَا مَعَهُ فَصَرَفَ طَائِفَةً مِنْهُمْ وَأَنَا مَعَهُمْ قَالَ خُذُوا سَاحِلَ الْبَحْرِ حَتَّى تَلْقَوْنِي فَأَخَذْنَا سَاحِلَ الْبَحْرِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفْنَا قَبْلَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَحْرَمُوا كُلُّهُمْ غَيْرَ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ فَبَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ نَسِيرُ إِذْ رَأَيْنَا حُمْرَ وَحْشٍ فَعَقَرْتُ مِنْهَا أَتَانًا فَنَزَلُوا فَأَكَلُوا مِنْ لَحْمِهَا فَقَالُوا نَأْكُلُ لَحْمَ صَيْدٍ وَنَحْنُ مُحْرِمُونَ فَحَمَلُوا مَا بَقِيَ مِنْ لَحْمِهَا حَتَّى أَتَوَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا كُنَّا قَدْ أَحْرَمْنَا وَكَانَ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ لَمْ يُحْرِمْ فَرَأَيْنَا حُمْرَ وَحْشٍ فَعَقَرَ مِنْهَا أَتَانًا فَنَزَلْنَا فَأَكَلْنَا مِنْ لَحْمِهَا ثُمَّ حَمَلْنَا مَا بَقِيَ مِنْ لَحْمِهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ هَلْ مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ أَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَحْمِلَ عَلَيْهَا أَوْ أَشَارَ إِلَيْهَا؟ فَقَالُوا لَا قَالَ فَكُلُوا مَا بَقِيَ مِنْ لَحْمِهَا لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ وَلَيْسَ فِي حَدِيثِ الْمُقْرِئِ أَوْ مُعْتَمِرًا  

[Machine] Abu Qatadah was among a group of people who were prohibited from eating certain types of food, while Abu Qatadah was not bound by such restriction. The people saw a wild donkey, but they did not give permission to anyone until Abu Qatadah saw it. He secretly took a whip from one of them, then rode on the donkey and killed it. He brought it to them and they ate and carried it. They then met the Prophet ﷺ and asked him about it. He said, "Did anyone among you point to it or provide it to you?" They replied, "No, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "Then eat."  

كَانَ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ فِي نَفَرٍ مُحْرِمِينَ وَأَبُو قَتَادَةَ مُحِلٌّ فَأَبْصَرَ الْقَوْمُ حِمَارَ وَحْشٍ فَلَمْ يُؤْذِنُوهُ حَتَّى أَبْصَرَهُ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ فَاخْتَلَسَ مِنْ بَعْضِهِمْ سَوْطًا ثُمَّ حَمَلَ عَلَى الْحِمَارِ فَصَرَعَهُ فَأَتَاهُمْ بِهِ فَأَكَلُوا وَحَمَلُوا فَلَقُوا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَسَأَلُوهُ فَقَالَ هَلْ أَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ إِنْسَانٌ مِنْكُمْ أَوْ أَمَدَّهُ بِشَيْءٍ؟ قَالُوا لَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ فَكُلُوا  

[Machine] He said, "I went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the time of Hudaybiyah. My companions entered the state of ihram, but I did not. I saw a donkey and I mounted it, so I was blamed for it. I mentioned this to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I also mentioned that I did not enter the state of ihram and that I rode the donkey for you. The Prophet ﷺ commanded his companions to eat and they did so, except for me. When I informed him that I had ridden the donkey for him, he said, 'Ali said to us, Abu Bakr said to us, no one has mentioned in this hadith what Ma'mar mentioned, and it is in agreement with what was narrated from Uthman 9920.' Abu Bakr ibn al-Harith informed us, Abu al-Sheikh al-Asbahani narrated to us, Abdan narrated to us, Hussein ibn Mahdi narrated to us, Abd al-Razzaq mentioned it in this manner: The Sheikh said, 'This is a strange word that we did not write except for this reason. We have also narrated from Abu Hazim ibn Dinar from Abdullah ibn Abi Qatadah in this hadith that the Prophet ﷺ ate from it,' and these two chains of narration are authentic, and Allah knows best.  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ خَرَجْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ زَمَنَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ فَأَحْرَمَ أَصْحَابِي وَلَمْ أُحْرِمْ فَرَأَيْتُ حِمَارًا فَحَمَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَاصْطَدْتُهُ فَذَكَرْتُ شَأْنَهُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَذَكَرْتُ أَنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ أَحْرَمْتُ وَأَنِّي إِنَّمَا اصْطَدْتُهُ لَكَ فَأَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَصْحَابَهُ فَأَكَلُوا وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ مِنْهُ حِينَ أَخْبَرْتُهُ أَنِّي اصْطَدْتُهُ لَهُ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ قَالَ لَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ قَوْلُهُ اصْطَدْتُهُ لَكَ وَقَوْلُهُ وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ مِنْهُ لَا أَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا ذَكَرَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ وَهُوَ مُوَافِقٌ لِمَا رُوِيَ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ 9920 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ أنبأ أَبُو الشَّيْخِ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ ثنا عَبْدَانُ ثنا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ فَذَكَرَهُ بِنَحْوِهِ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ هَذِهِ لَفْظَةٌ غَرِيبَةٌ لَمْ نَكْتُبْهَا إِلَّا مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ وَقَدْ رُوِّينَا عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَكَلَ مِنْهَا وَتِلْكَ الرِّوَايَةُ أَوْدَعَهَا صَاحِبَا الصَّحِيحِ كِتَابَيْهِمَا دُونَ رِوَايَةِ مَعْمَرٍ وَإِنْ كَانَ الْإِسْنَادَانِ صَحِيحَيْنِ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ  

[Machine] From the narration of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, he said: "The meat of hunted game is lawful for you, while you are in a state of prohibition, until you have hunted it or it has been hunted for you."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَحْمُ صَيْدِ الْبَرِّ لَكُمْ حَلَالٌ وَأَنْتُمْ حُرُمٌ مَا لَمْ تَصِيدُوهُ أَوْ يُصَدْ لَكُمْ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Hunting on land is lawful for you as long as you do not catch it or someone else catches it for you. These three trustworthy individuals have established their chain of narration from 'Amr and likewise."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَيْدُ الْبَرِّ لَكُمْ حَلَالٌ مَا لَمْ تَصِيدُوهُ أَوْ يُصَدْ لَكُمْ فَهَؤُلَاءِ ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنَ الثِّقَاتِ أَقَامُوا إِسْنَادَهُ عَنْ عَمْرٍو وَكَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] I am not like you, I am only a prey for me.  

إِنِّي لَسْتُ كَهَيْئَتِكُمْ إِنَّمَا صِيدَ مِنْ أَجْلِي  

[Machine] "He performed Umrah with Uthman and was given a bird as a gift. He commanded them to eat it but he refused to eat. Amr bin Al-Aas said to him, 'Do you eat from what you are not going to eat?' He replied, 'I am not like you in that matter. I only hunt for myself and kill it with my name.'"  

أَنَّهُ اعْتَمَرَ مَعَ عُثْمَانَ ؓ فِي رَكْبٍ فَأُهْدِيَ لَهُ طَائِرٌ فَأَمَرَهُمْ بِأَكْلِهِ وَأَبَى أَنْ يَأْكُلَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِ أَنَأْكُلُ مِمَّا لَسْتَ مِنْهُ آكِلًا؟ فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ فِي ذَاكُمْ مِثْلَكُمْ إِنَّمَا اصْطِيدَ لِي وَأُمِيتَ بِاسْمِي