Hadith 2813

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ الْحَذَّاءُ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمَلِيحِ عَنْ نُبَيْشَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّا كُنَّا نَهَيْنَاكُمْ عَنْ لُحُومِهَا أَنْ تَأْكُلُوهَا فَوْقَ ثَلَاثٍ لِكَيْ تَسَعَكُمْ فَقَدْ جَاءَ اللَّهُ بِالسَّعَةِ فَكُلُوا وَادَّخِرُوا وَاتَّجِرُوا ، أَلَا وَإِنَّ هَذِهِ الأَيَّامَ أَيَّامُ أَكْلٍ وَشُرْبٍ وَذِكْرِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ " .
Narrated Nubayshah: The Prophet ﷺ said: We forbade you to eat their meat for more than three days in order that you might have abundance; now Allah has produced abundance, so you may eat, store up and seek reward. Beware, these days are days of eating, drinking and remembrance of Allah, Most High.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب الضحايا / 2813
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: صحيح, مشكوة المصابيح (2645), أصله عند مسلم (1141)
Hadith Takhrij « سنن النسائی/الفرع والعتیرة 2 (4241)، سنن ابن ماجہ/الأضاحي 16(3160)، (تحفة الأشراف: 11585)، وقد أخرجہ: مسند احمد (5/75، 76)، دی/ الأضاحی 6 (2001) (صحیح) »
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
From these ahadith, it is understood that in places where there is an abundance of poor and needy people, it is not correct to store the meat of the sacrifice (qurbani) instead of distributing it among them.
However, where the situation is the opposite, there is some allowance for this.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2813