Tawus. Al-Thawri and Ishaq also deemed it disliked, based on the generality of His saying: "And hunting of land game is forbidden to you while you are in the state of ihram." Ibn Abbas narrated from al-Sa'b ibn Jaththamah al-Laythi that he gifted a wild donkey to the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) while he was at al-Abwa' or Waddan. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) returned it to him, and when the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) saw what was on his face, he said: "We only returned it to you because we are in a state of ihram." Agreed upon (8). In one wording: Al-Sa'b ibn Jaththamah gifted the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) a leg of a donkey (9). In another narration: the haunch of a donkey. In another narration: half of a donkey. Muslim recorded all of these. Abu Dawud (10) narrated, with his chain of authority from Abd Allah ibn al-Harith, from his father, who said: Al-Harith was Uthman's deputy in al-Ta'if, so he prepared a meal for him, and included in it partridge (11), francolins (12), and meat of game. He sent to Ali ibn Abi Talib, and he came to him
(4) In B and M, there is an addition: "from". (5) Al-Abwa': A village belonging to the region of al-Far' from Medina, twenty-three miles between it and al-Juhfah on the side of Medina. Mu'jam al-Buldan 1/100. (6) Waddan: A place between Mecca and Medina. It is a comprehensive village from the districts of al-Far', six miles between it and Harshah, and about eight miles between it and al-Abwa', close to al-Juhfah. Mu'jam al-Buldan 4/910. (7) In A and B: "my face". (8) Recorded by al-Bukhari, in: The Book of the Restricted Person (al-Muḥṣar) and the Penalty for Hunting, Chapter: If a gift is given to a person in ihram..., and in: The Book of Gifts, Chapter: Accepting the Gift of Game, and Chapter: Whoever did not accept the gift of game... Sahih al-Bukhari 3/16, 203, 208. And Muslim, in: The Book of Hajj, Chapter: Prohibition of hunting for the person in ihram. Sahih Muslim 2/850, 851. It was also recorded by al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapters on Hajj, Chapter: What has been reported regarding the dislike of game meat... 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 4/78. And al-Nasa'i, in: The Book of Rites (Manasik), Chapter: What is not permissible for the person in ihram... Al-Mujtaba 5/144. And Ibn Majah, in: The Book of Rites, Chapter: What the person in ihram is prohibited from... Sunan Ibn Majah 2/1032. And al-Darimi, in: The Book of Rites, Chapter: On eating game meat... Sunan al-Darimi 2/39. And Imam Malik, in: The Book of Hajj, Chapter: What is not permitted for the person in ihram to eat from game. Al-Muwatta' 1/353. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 1/216, 362, 4/37, 38, 71-73. (9) Meaning: a leg of a wild donkey. The same applies to what follows. (10) In: The Book of Rites, Chapter: Game meat for the person in ihram. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/428. It was also recorded by al-Bayhaqi, in: The Book of Hajj, Chapter: The person in ihram does not accept what is gifted... Al-Sunan al-Kubra 5/194. (11) Al-Hajal (partridge): A bird the size of a pigeon, with a red beak and feet, called the mountain chicken. (12) Al-Ya'qub (francolin): The male partridge.
