[Machine] He (the narrator) was with the Prophet ﷺ until they were on a road to Makkah, and he fell behind with some of his companions who were in the state of Ihram (ritual consecration) while he was not in the state of Ihram. He saw a wild donkey, so he rode on his horse and asked his companions to give him his whip, but they refused. He then asked them for his spear, but they refused. So he took his spear and struck the donkey, killing it. Some of the Prophet's companions ate from it and some refused. When they joined the Prophet ﷺ, they asked him about it, and he said, "It is only food that Allah has fed you." Then Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz narrated to us, reporting from Abu An-Nadr Al-Faqih, reporting from Abu Musa Harun ibn Musa Az-Zahid, reporting from Yahya ibn Yahya, who said, "I read this with Malik, and he mentioned it."
أَنَّهُ كَانَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ بِبَعْضُ طَرِيقِ مَكَّةَ تَخَلَّفَ مَعَ أَصْحَابٍ لَهُ مُحْرِمِينَ وَهُوَ غَيْرُ مُحْرِمٍ فَرَأَى حِمَارًا وَحْشِيًّا فَاسْتَوَى عَلَى فَرَسِهِ فَسَأَلَ أَصْحَابَهُ أَنْ يُنَاوِلُوهُ سَوْطَهُ فَأَبَوْا فَسَأَلَهُمْ رُمْحَهُ فَأَبَوْا فَأَخَذَ رُمْحَهُ فَشَدَّ عَلَى الْحِمَارِ فَقَتَلَهُ فَأَكَلَ مِنْهُ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَأَبَى بَعْضُهُمْ فَلَمَّا أَدْرَكُوا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سَأَلُوهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا هِيَ طُعْمَةٌ أَطْعَمَكُمُوهَا اللهُ 9905 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو النَّضْرِ الْفَقِيهُ ثنا أَبُو مُوسَى هَارُونُ بْنُ مُوسَى الزَّاهِدُ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ فَذَكَرَهُ