Hadith 24249

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالت : دَفَّتْ دَافَّةٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَادِيَةِ حَضْرَةَ الْأَضْحَى ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " كُلُوا وَادَّخِرُوا لِثَلَاثٍ " ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ ، قَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، كَانَ النَّاسُ يَنْتَفِعُونَ مِنْ أَضَاحِيِّهِمْ يَجْمِلُونَ مِنْهَا الْوَدَكَ ، وَيَتَّخِذُونَ مِنْهَا الْأَسْقِيَةَ ، قَالَ : " وَمَا ذَاكَ ؟ " ، قَالُوا : الَّذِي نَهَيْتَ عَنْهُ مِنْ إِمْسَاكِ لُحُومِ الْأَضَاحِيِّ ، قَالَ : " إِنَّمَا نَهَيْتُ عَنْهُ لِلدَّافَّةِ الَّتِي دَفَّتْ ، فَكُلُوا ، وَتَصَدَّقُوا ، وَادَّخِرُوا " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once, near Eid al-Adha, a disease called Ghuniya spread among the villagers, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Eat the meat of the sacrifice and store it only for three days." After this incident, some people said, "O Messenger of Allah! People used to benefit from their sacrificial animals and would melt their fat and make water skins from it." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "So what happened now?" The people said, "You forbade keeping the meat of the sacrifice for more than three days." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I only forbade it because of the disease that was spreading. Now you may eat it, give it in charity, or store it."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند النساء / 24249
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، م: 1971