And Yahya ibn Yahya narrated to us, saying: I recited to Malik. (Another chain:) And Qutaybah narrated to us, from Malik, from what was recited to him, from Abu al-Nadr, from Nafi', the freed slave of Abu Qatadah, from Abu Qatadah — may Allah be pleased with him — that he was with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, until when they were on part of the road to Mecca, he fell behind with some companions of his who were in the state of ihram, while he himself was not in ihram. He saw a wild donkey, so he mounted his horse and asked his companions to hand him his whip, but they refused. He asked them for his spear, but they refused. So he took it himself, then charged at the donkey and killed it. Some of the Prophet's companions, peace and blessings be upon him, ate from it, while others refused. They then caught up with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and asked him about that. He said: "It is only a meal that Allah fed you."