Hadith 1969

حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْجَبَّارِ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ ، قَالَ : شَهِدْتُ الْعِيدَ مَعَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَبَدَأَ بِالصَّلَاةِ قَبْلَ الْخُطْبَةِ ، وَقَالَ : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " نَهَانَا أَنْ نَأْكُلَ مِنْ لُحُومِ نُسُكِنَا بَعْدَ ثَلَاثٍ " .
Abu Ubaid reported: I was with ' Ali Ibn Abi Talib (RA) on the occasion of the 'Id day. He started with the 'Id prayer before delivering the sermon, and said: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade us to eat the flesh of our sacrificial animals beyond three days.
Hadith Reference صحيح مسلم / كتاب الأضاحي / 1969
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة
Hadith Takhrij «أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة»
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حَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَي ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عُبَيْدٍ مَوْلَى ابْنِ أَزْهَرَ ، أَنَّهُ شَهِدَ الْعِيدَ مَعَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ، قَالَ : فَصَلَّى لَنَا قَبْلَ الْخُطْبَةِ ثُمَّ خَطَبَ النَّاسَ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " قَدْ نَهَاكُمْ أَنْ تَأْكُلُوا لُحُومَ نُسُكِكُمْ فَوْقَ ثَلَاثِ لَيَالٍ فَلَا تَأْكُلُوا " .
Abu 'Ubaid, the freed slave of Ibn Azhar, reported that he said 'Id (prayer) with Umar bin al-Khattab, and then said the 'Id (prayer) with 'Ali bin Abu Talib. He (the narrator further) reported: He led us in prayer before delivering the sermon and then addressed the people saying: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) has forbidden you to eat the flesh of your sacrificial animals beyond three nights, so do not eat that.
Hadith Reference صحيح مسلم / كتاب الأضاحي / 1969
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة
Hadith Takhrij «أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة»
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وحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَخِي ابْنِ شِهَابٍ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، عَنْ صَالِحٍ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ كُلُّهُمْ ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ مِثْلَهُ .
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters.
Hadith Reference صحيح مسلم / كتاب الأضاحي / 1969
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة
Hadith Takhrij «أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة»
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) forbade keeping meat for more than three days, considering the needs of the poor and needy, so that it could be distributed among those in need. During the days of the siege of Uthman (radi Allahu anhu), when the Bedouins (ahl al-bawadi) again came to Madinah and there was a need to distribute meat to fulfill their needs and necessities, Ali (radi Allahu anhu) narrated this hadith. However, since the underlying reason (illah) for this ruling ceased to exist, this hadith is abrogated, as will be explicitly mentioned ahead. This is the view of most scholars. It is better that the meat be divided into three portions: one portion for the household, one portion for friends and neighbors, and one portion for the poor and needy. This is transmitted from Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (radi Allahu anhu) and Abdullah ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhuma). This is also the view of Imam Ahmad, and another opinion is that half should be kept for the household and half distributed. According to the Hanafis, the more one gives in charity, the better it is. The correct view is that there is no restriction in this matter; the more one gives in charity, the greater the reward and recompense. For details, see (al-Mughni, vol. 13, pp. 379–380).

According to Imam Ahmad, the concession of keeping meat for more than three days did not reach Ali (radi Allahu anhu) and Ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhuma), so they remained upon the original text (nass).
(al-Mughni, vol. 13, p. 381).
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5097