As if Abu Qatadah hunted for the Companions, how is that possible while he is in the state of ihram?
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The questioner : Abu Qatadah did hunt for the Companions, based on their statement: "They wished that I had seen it." They were in the state of ihram, O Shaykh. How can this be reconciled?
The Shaykh : The reconciliation is that when Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) was prevented from being given the spear, he became angry with them, and perhaps he changed his intention. They wished to see him in order for him to hunt. If he hunted, he hunted for himself and fed whoever he wished. This is different from al-Sa'b ibn Jathamah, who hunted specifically for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); he did not intend to take possession of it and give it to whoever he wished, but rather he intended it for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The Shaykh : The reconciliation is that when Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) was prevented from being given the spear, he became angry with them, and perhaps he changed his intention. They wished to see him in order for him to hunt. If he hunted, he hunted for himself and fed whoever he wished. This is different from al-Sa'b ibn Jathamah, who hunted specifically for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); he did not intend to take possession of it and give it to whoever he wished, but rather he intended it for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.