It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'b bin Jaththamah Al-Laithi (may Allah be pleased with him) that he sent 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 at Abwa or Waddan (these are the names of two places). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) returned it. Sayyiduna Sa'b (may Allah be pleased with him) says: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw the expression on my face (i.e., I was saddened because he returned it, and he realized this by looking at my face), he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "We have returned it because we are in the state of Ihram."