42/32. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4345 — Eating Wild Game While in Ihram
Permissibility Of Eating The Flesh Of Onagers (Wild Donkeys)
Eating Wild Game in Ihram: Abu Qatadah’s Onager Hadith
Sunan an-Nasai : 4345
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4345
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي زَيْدُ بْنُ أَبِي أُنَيْسَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ أَصَابَ حِمَارًا وَحْشِيًّا فَأَتَى بِهِ أَصْحَابَهُ وَهُمْ مُحْرِمُونَ وَهُوَ حَلاَلٌ فَأَكَلْنَا مِنْهُ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ لَوْ سَأَلْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْهُ . فَسَأَلْنَاهُ فَقَالَ " قَدْ أَحْسَنْتُمْ " . فَقَالَ لَنَا " هَلْ مَعَكُمْ مِنْهُ شَىْءٌ " . قُلْنَا نَعَمْ . قَالَ " فَاهْدُوا لَنَا " . فَأَتَيْنَاهُ مِنْهُ فَأَكَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ .
Abu Qatadah Narrated from:
It was narrated that from Ibn Abi Qatadah, from Abu Qatadah, that: he caught an onager and brought it to his companion's who were in Ihram whereas he was not, and they ate from it. Then they said to one another: "Let us ask the Messenger of Allah about it," So we asked him and he said:" You did well" Then he said to us: "Do you have anything left of it?" We said: "Yes." He said: "Give us some "So we brought him some, and he ate from it, while he was in Ihram.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4345In-book reference : Book 42, Hadith 83English translation : Vol. 5, Book 42, Hadith 4350
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4345
This hadith gives a clear example of eating wild game while in ihram. Abu Qatadah caught an onager while he was not in ihram, then brought it to companions who were in ihram. They ate from it but later wanted to ask the Messenger of Allah whether what they had done was right. He told them that they had done well. He then asked whether any meat remained, accepted some from them, and ate it while he himself was in ihram. The details matter. The hunter was not in ihram, while the people who ate were. For those searching about hunting and ihram rules, the hadith shows approval of eating this game in the situation described in the narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- Abu Qatadah hunted the onager while he was not in ihram.
- His companions ate from it while they were in ihram.
- The Prophet approved what they had done.
- The Prophet also ate some of the remaining meat while in ihram.
