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صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب الأضاحي
The Book of Al-Adahi
بَابُ مَا يُؤْكَلُ مِنْ لُحُومِ الأَضَاحِيِّ وَمَا يُتَزَوَّدُ مِنْهَا:
Chapter. What may be eaten of the meat of sacrifices and what may be taken as journey food.
Sahih Bukhari 5569 — What may be eaten of the meat of sacrifices
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْأَكْوَعِ ، قَالَ : قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ ضَحَّى مِنْكُمْ فَلَا يُصْبِحَنَّ بَعْدَ ثَالِثَةٍ ، وَبَقِيَ فِي بَيْتِهِ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ " ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْعَامُ الْمُقْبِلُ ، قَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نَفْعَلُ كَمَا فَعَلْنَا عَامَ الْمَاضِي ، قَالَ : " كُلُوا ، وَأَطْعِمُوا ، وَادَّخِرُوا ، فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ الْعَامَ كَانَ بِالنَّاسِ جَهْدٌ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ تُعِينُوا فِيهَا " .
Narrated Salama bin Al-Aqua': The Prophet said, "Whoever has slaughtered a sacrifice should not keep anything of Its meat after three days." When it was the next year the people said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we do as we did last year?" He said, ' Eat of it and feed of it to others and store of it for in that year the people were having a hard time and I wanted you to help (the needy).
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary: It is understood that during times of famine, hoarding grain and similar goods is a sin.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 5569
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
From this hadith, it is understood that the reason for not keeping the meat of the sacrifice (qurbani) for more than three days was the famine among the people and their being afflicted with hardship. When this reason ceased to exist, the restriction was also lifted.
The noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) submitted to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam):
“O Messenger of Allah! Should we do this year as we did last year?” Although a prohibition generally implies continuity and permanence, the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) knew well that this restriction or prohibition had a specific cause which was no longer present, and thus they sought guidance from the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
(2)
It is also understood from this that this restriction was only for one year, and then, on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage (Hajjat al-Wada‘) in the tenth year of Hijrah, this restriction was lifted.
(Fath al-Bari: 33/10)
(1)
From this hadith, it is understood that the reason for not keeping the meat of the sacrifice (qurbani) for more than three days was the famine among the people and their being afflicted with hardship. When this reason ceased to exist, the restriction was also lifted.
The noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) submitted to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam):
“O Messenger of Allah! Should we do this year as we did last year?” Although a prohibition generally implies continuity and permanence, the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) knew well that this restriction or prohibition had a specific cause which was no longer present, and thus they sought guidance from the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
(2)
It is also understood from this that this restriction was only for one year, and then, on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage (Hajjat al-Wada‘) in the tenth year of Hijrah, this restriction was lifted.
(Fath al-Bari: 33/10)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 5569
