Is the circulating story true about one of the Companions slaughtering a she-camel that was attributed to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and their eating from it without their knowledge, and then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, approving his action and compensating the owners of the she-camel from the Muslim treasury?
Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar and Ibn Asakir mentioned the story of Nu'ayman ibn Amr — who was known for his jesting — that a Bedouin once tethered his she-camel in the Prophet's ﷺ courtyard. Some of the Companions said to Nu'ayman, "If only you would hamstring it so we could eat it." So he did. When the Bedouin came out and cried, "O Muhammad, my she-camel has been hamstrung!", the Prophet ﷺ asked about the doer. They said, "Nu'ayman." When the Prophet found him hiding, he asked him, "What made you do what you did?" He replied, "Those who directed you to me are the ones who commanded me to do it." So the Prophet ﷺ laughed and paid the Bedouin for it. The chain of narration for this story has been weakened because Rabi'ah ibn Uthman did not hear from any of the Companions.
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