Musnad Ahmad 16078

From As-Sa'b bin Jath-thama Al-Laithi that the latter presented an onager to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) while he was at Al-Abwa' or at Waddan, and he refused it. On noticing the signs of some unpleasant feeling of disappointment on his (As-Sab's) face, the Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, "I have only returned…

إِنَّا لَمْ نَرُدَّهُ عَلَيْكَ إِلاَّ أَنَّا حُرُمٌ ‏"

Narrated by As-Sa‘b ibn Jathhāma

An onager was presented to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) at the place called Al-Abwa' or Waddan, but Allah's Apostle rejected it. When the Prophet (ﷺ) noticed the signs of sorrow on the giver's face he said, "We have not rejected your gift, but we are in the state of Ihram." (i.e. if we were not in a state…

أَمَا إِنَّا لَمْ نَرُدَّهُ عَلَيْكَ إِلاَّ أَنَّا حُرُمٌ ‏"

Narrated by As-Sa‘b ibn Jathhāma

I gave the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) a zebra as a gift

As-Sa‘b ibn Jaththāmah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I gave the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) a zebra as a gift, but he returned it to me. When he saw my face (being sad) he said: "We only refused it because we are in a state of Ihrām."

إِنَّا لَمْ نَرُدَّهُ عَلَيْكَ إِلاَّ أَنَّا حُرُمٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by As-Sa‘b ibn Jathhāma Explained

" I presented to him (the Holy Prophet) a wild ass."

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا…

Narrated by As-Sa‘b ibn Jathhāma

" I presented to him the flesh of a wild ass."

وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَقَالَ أَهْدَيْتُ لَهُ مِنْ لَحْمِ حِمَارِ…

he gave the Messenger of Allah an onager when he was in Al-Abwa or in Waddan, but the Messenger of Allah gave it back to him. "And when the Messenger of Allah saw the expression on my face he said: "We only gave it back to you because we are in Ihram.'"

"‏ أَمَّا إِنَّهُ لَمْ نَرُدَّهُ عَلَيْكَ إِلاَّ أَنَّا حُرُمٌ ‏"

Narrated by As-Sa‘b ibn Jathhāma

"Zaid bin Arqam came and Ibn Abbas said to him, reminding him: "What did you tell me about the game meat that was given to the Messenger of Allah when he was in Ihram?" He said: "Yes, a man gave him a piece of game meat but he returned it and said: 'We cannot eat it, we are in Ihram.'"

"‏ إِنَّا لاَ نَأْكُلُ إِنَّا حُرُمٌ ‏"

Narrated by Zayd ibn Arqam

That he heard As-Sa'b bin Jath-thama Al-Laithi, who was one of the companions of the Prophet, saying that he gave the meat of an onager to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) while he was at a place called Al-Abwa' or Waddan, and was in a state of Ihram. The Prophet (ﷺ) did not accept it. When the Prophet (ﷺ)…

أَهْدَى لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حِمَارَ وَحْشٍ وَهْوَ بِالأَبْوَاءِ ـ أَوْ بِوَدَّانَ ـ وَهْوَ مُحْرِمٌ فَرَدَّهُ، قَالَ صَعْبٌ فَلَمَّا عَرَفَ فِي وَجْهِي رَدَّهُ هَدِيَّتِي قَالَ ‏"‏ لَيْسَ بِنَا رَدٌّ…

Narrated by As-Sa‘b ibn Jathhāma + 10 other versions

If we were not in a state of Ihram, we would have accepted it from you.

لَوْلاَ أَنَّا مُحْرِمُونَ لَقَبِلْنَاهُ مِنْكَ ‏"

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās + 2 other versions

Narrate how you informed me about the meat of the game presented to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as he was in the state of Ihram. Thereupon he said: He was presented with a slice of the meat of game, but he returned it to him (who presented it) saying: We are not going to eat it, as we are in the…

إِنَّا لاَ نَأْكُلُهُ إِنَّا حُرُمٌ ‏"

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

“The Prophet (ﷺ) brought some meat from some game when he was in Ihram, and he did not eat it.”

أُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ بِلَحْمِ صَيْدٍ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ فَلَمْ يَأْكُلْهُ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ali + 1 other version

Ibn ‘Abbas said Zaid bin ‘Arqam do you know that the limb of a game was presented to the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) but he did not accept it. He said “We are wearing ihram”. He replied, Yes.

إِنَّا حُرُمٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ

Narrated by Zayd ibn Arqam