Narrated `Aisha: The Prophet did not do that (i.e., forbade the storage of the meat of sacrifices for three days) except (he did so) so that the rich would feed the poor. But later we used to keep even trotters to cook, fifteen days later. The family of Muhammad did not eat wheat bread with meat or soup to their satisfaction for three successive days.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
Among the descendants of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, his male children were three, but all three passed away in childhood and returned to Allah. Their names were Qasim, Abdullah, and Ibrahim radi Allahu anhum. The pure daughters were four.
Among the daughters:
(1) Lady Zaynab radi Allahu anha, who was younger than Qasim and older than the rest of the Prophet’s children.
(2) Lady Ruqayyah radi Allahu anha, who was younger than Lady Zaynab radi Allahu anha.
(3) Lady Umm Kulthum radi Allahu anha, who was younger than Lady Ruqayyah.
(4) Lady Fatimah radi Allahu anha, whose virtues are countless.
The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam gave Lady Fatimah radi Allahu anha a special counsel, saying: “My daughter, always recite this supplication:
Yā Ḥayyū Yā Qayyūm, bi-raḥmatika astaghīthu, aṣliḥ shā’nī kullahu, wa lā takilnī ilā nafsī ṭarfata ‘aynin, wa aṣliḥ lī sha’nī kullahu.” (Bayhaqi)
The term “Aal Rasul sallallahu alayhi wa sallam” (the family of the Messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is used for all of them, for his family and descendants, and for the two grandsons Hasan and Husayn radi Allahu anhuma and their progeny.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 5438
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
Abis radi Allahu anhu asked Aisha radi Allahu anha whether the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam had forbidden eating the meat of the sacrifice for more than three days. In response, she said:
That happened only in one year when people were afflicted by famine.
(2)
In any case, this hadith mentions that Aisha radi Allahu anha used to keep the leg of a goat and would use it after fifteen days. From this, the permissibility of preserving meat by drying it is established.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 5438
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
In the beginning, there was poverty; later, due to immense generosity, your household circumstances remained just as simple.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 4437
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
(1)
If the meat of the sacrifice remains, it can be preserved for later use, no matter how long after it is consumed.
(2)
It is permissible to purchase a sufficient quantity of something needed for oneself during its season; this is not included in the prohibited hoarding.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3313