[Machine] Al-Shafi'i said, "If Saba' bin Jaththamah offered the Prophet ﷺ a live donkey as a gift, it is not permissible for someone in a state of Ihram to slaughter a live wild donkey. However, if he offered him its meat, it is possible that he knew it was hunted for him, so he returned it to him as indicated in the narration of Jabir bin Abdullah. Al-Shafi'i also mentioned the narration of Malik that the Prophet ﷺ was offered a donkey by Saba', which is more reliable than the narration of someone who said he offered him donkey meat. Allah knows best." The Sheikh said, "It has been reported in the narration of Saba' that the Prophet ﷺ ate from it."  

قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ فَإِنْ كَانَ الصَّعْبُ بْنُ جَثَّامَةَ أَهْدَى إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ الْحِمَارَ حَيًّا فَلَيْسَ لِمُحْرِمٍ ذَبْحُ حِمَارِ وَحْشٍ حَيٍّ وَإِنْ كَانَ أَهْدَى لَهُ لَحْمًا فَقَدْ يُحْتَمَلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَلِمَ أَنَّهُ صِيدَ لَهُ فَرَدَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَإِيضَاحُهُ فِي حَدِيثِ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ وَحَدِيثُ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ الصَّعْبَ أَهْدِيَ للنَّبِيِّ ﷺ حِمَارًا أَثْبَتُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ مَنْ حَدَّثَ أَنَّهُ أَهْدَى لَهُ مِنْ لَحْمِ حِمَارٍ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ فِي حَدِيثِ الصَّعْبِ أَنَّهُ أَكَلَ مِنْهُ