He was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ until, on part of the road to Mecca, he stayed behind with some of his companions who were in a state of ihram while he himself was not. He spotted a wild donkey and mounted his horse. He then asked his companions to hand him his whip, but they refused. He asked them for his spear, and they refused again. So he took it himself, charged at the donkey, and killed it.Some of the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ companions ate from it, while others declined. When they caught up with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, they asked him about it, and he said, "It is simply food that Allah has provided for you to eat."
حدثنا إسماعيل قال حدثني مالك عن أبي النضر مولى عمر بن عبيد الله عن نافع مولى أبي قتادة
أنه كان مع رسول الله ﷺ حتى إذا كان ببعض طريق مكة تخلف مع أصحاب له محرمين وهو غير محرم فرأى حمارا وحشيا فاستوى على فرسه ثم سأل أصحابه أن يناولوه سوطا فأبوا فسألهم رمحه فأبوا فأخذه ثم شد على الحمار فقتله فأكل منه بعض أصحاب رسول الله ﷺ وأبى بعضهم فلما أدركوا رسول الله ﷺ سألوه عن ذلك فقال إنما هي طعمة أطعمكموها الله