It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'b bin Jathamah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I was in the valley of Abwa or Waddan when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by there. I presented the meat of a wild donkey as a gift to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was in the state of Ihram. He (peace and blessings be upon him) returned it. But when he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw signs of sadness on my face, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: We did not return this meat because of any dislike; the fact is that we are in the state of Ihram.

(Second chain) Sayyiduna Sa'b bin Jathamah Laithi (may Allah be pleased with him) presented the meat of a wild donkey to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at Abwa or Waddan, but he (peace and blessings be upon him) refused it, … .

(Third chain) This hadith is narrated similarly, except that it states: I presented the meat of a wild donkey to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but he (peace and blessings be upon him) returned it. At the end of it, it says: I (Ibn Jurayj) asked Ibn Shihab: Was this wild donkey dead because of a hunter’s arrow? He said: I do not know.

It is narrated from Tawus that Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) came, and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) reminded him, saying: How did you narrate to me that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in the state of Ihram, meat was presented to him? He said: Yes, a man presented a portion of game meat to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but he (peace and blessings be upon him) returned it and said: We will not eat this, because we are in the state of Ihram.

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that undercooked venison meat was presented to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Since he (peace be upon him) was in the state of Ihram, he returned it and did not eat it. Sufyan said: "Washeeqa" is that which is cooked and then cut into pieces and dried.

Abdullah bin Harith bin Naufal Hashimi narrates: He says, during the time of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), my father Harith bin Naufal was the official in charge of Makkah. When Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Makkah, I, Abdullah bin Harith, welcomed him at the place of Nazl near Qudayd. The people there had hunted a chukar bird. We cooked it in water and salt and made its broth for tharid, then we presented it to Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) and his companions, but they refrained from eating it. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We neither hunted this nor ordered it to be hunted, and those who are not in ihram hunted it and presented it before us, so what is the harm in this? Then Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Who will clarify this issue? The people said: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). So Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) sent for Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and he came. Abdullah bin Harith says: I saw Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and that scene is still before my eyes; he was shaking leaves off his palms. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: We neither hunted this nor ordered it to be hunted, and those who are not in ihram hunted it and presented it before us, so what is the harm in this? Hearing this, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) became angry and said: I adjure by Allah the person who was present at this incident, that when a part of a wild donkey was presented to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was in the state of ihram, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: We are in the state of ihram, feed this to those who are not in ihram. Twelve companions confirmed the statement of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). After this, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I adjure by Allah the person who was present with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when ostrich eggs (and according to one narration, five eggs) were presented to him, but the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: We are in the state of ihram, feed this to those who are not in ihram. This time, fewer than twelve people testified. Hearing this, Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) turned away from the food and went to his tent, and those who had brought the water ate that food.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If you are in the state of Ihram, then land game will be lawful for you only in the case that neither you hunt it yourself nor is it hunted for your sake.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abi Qatadah that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, entered into the state of Ihram in the year of Hudaybiyyah, while Abu Qatadah had not entered into Ihram. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was informed that the enemy was at the place of Ghaiqah, so he set out. I was with my companions when they began to look at each other and laugh. When I also turned my attention there, I saw a wild donkey. I sought their help, but they refused to help me in hunting it. Nevertheless, I chased it and killed it. We ate its meat, but we feared that we might be attacked (i.e., because our number was small, the enemy might harm us), so I set out in search of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. I would sometimes make my horse run fast and sometimes walk slowly. At night, I met a man from Banu Ghifar. I asked him: At what place did you meet the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him? He informed me that he had left him at the place of Ta‘hin near Suqya. I found the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, at that place and said: O Messenger of Allah! Your companions convey to you their greetings and the mercy of Allah. They feared that the enemy might attack them, so please wait for them here. Thus, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, waited for them there. I said: I had hunted a wild donkey, and a portion of it remains with me. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Eat it. Although they were in the state of Ihram.

(Second chain) It is narrated from Ma’bad bin Ka’b that Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah Harith bin Rabi’i (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent us on a journey towards the seashore for ‘Umrah, while he (peace and blessings be upon him) himself was heading towards Makkah Mukarramah, and he took a promise from us that we would meet him (peace and blessings be upon him) at the place of Qudayd. So we set out; some of us were in the state of Ihram and some were not, and I was among those who were not in Ihram, … . After that, the whole hadith is narrated and it is said: This is its leg, I roasted and cooked it well and made it good, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Bring it here. When I brought it to him (peace and blessings be upon him), he began to eat it until he finished it, while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was in the state of Ihram.

(Third chain) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I was on a journey with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) was on one of the routes to Makkah. I lagged behind with some of my friends; the other people were in the state of ihram, but I was not in ihram. I saw a wild donkey and mounted my horse straight away and said to my friends: Hand me my stick, but they refused to do so. I said: Hand me my spear, but they also refused to do this. I dismounted myself, picked up the spear, and attacked the wild donkey, and eventually hunted it. Some of the companions ate from it, but some refused to eat it. When these people reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), they asked him about this matter. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This was food which Allah Almighty had fed you.