Sunan an-Nasa'i The Book of ad-Dahaya (Sacrifices)

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4423

Chapter: The Prohibition Against Eating The Meat Of Sacrificial Animals After Three Days and Storing it

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4423

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

نَهَى أَنْ تُؤْكَلَ لُحُومُ الأَضَاحِي بَعْدَ ثَلاَثٍ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that:

the Messenger of Allah forbade eating the meat of sacrificial animals after three days" (Sahih )

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 4423), Muslim (No. 1970c) and Ahmad (No. 4665).

Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله " نَهَى أَنْ تُؤْكَل " أَيْ نَهَى لِصَاحِبِ الْأَضَاحِيّ عَنْ إِبْقَاء اللُّحُوم إِلَى مَا بَعْد ثَلَاث وَأَرَادَ بِذَلِكَ أَنْ يَتَصَدَّقُوا عَلَى الْفُقَرَاء وَقَالَ الْقَاضِي يُحْتَمَل أَنْ يَكُونَ اِبْتِدَاء الثَّلَاث مِنْ يَوْم ذَبَحَهَا وَيُحْتَمَل أَنْ يَكُون مِنْ يَوْم النَّحْر بِأَنْ تَأَخَّرَ ذَبْحهَا إِلَى أَيَّام التَّشْرِيق قَالَ وَهَذَا أَظْهَر ذَكَرَهُ النَّوَوِيُّ.…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 4423
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih Muslim	The hadith	No. 4423
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 4423

Other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1970c

Ibn 'Umar did not eat the flesh of the sacrificial animals beyond three (days). Ibn Abu 'Umar said:" Beyond three days."

أَنْ تُؤْكَلَ لُحُومُ الأَضَاحِي بَعْدَ ثَلاَثٍ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 4665

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى أَنْ تُؤْكَلَ لُحُومُ الْأَضَاحِيِّ بَعْدَ ثَلَاثٍ

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar Arabic only

Also reported by… (4)

السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (17674)نَهَى أَنْ تُؤْكَلَ لُحُومُ الأَضَاحِيِّ بَعْدَ ثَلاثٍ
السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (17688)أَكْلِ لُحُومِ الأَضَاحِيِّ بَعْدَ ثَلاثٍ
السنن الكبرى للنسائي (4393)نَهَى أَنْ تُؤْكَلَ لُحُومُ الأَضَاحِيِّ بَعْدَ ثَلاثٍ
مسند إسحاق بن راهويه (1425)أَنْ تُؤْكَلَ لُحُومُ الأَضَاحِي بَعْدَ ثَلاثٍ ، فَقَالَتْ : إِنَّمَا قَالَ ذَلِكَ فِي عَامٍ جَاعَ النَّاسُ فِيهِ ، فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يُطْعِمَ الْغَنِيُّ الْفَقِيرَ ، وَأَنْ كُنَّا لَنَدْفَعُ الْكُرَاعَ فَيَأْكُلُهُ بَعْدَ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ ، قُلْتُ : فَمَا اضْطَرَّكُمْ إِلَى ذَلِكَ ؟ فَضَحِكَتْ ، قَالَت

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Al-Adab al-Mufrad 563

Salama ibn al-Akwa' reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "As for your sacrifices, none of you should have any of it left in his house after a period of three days. When the following year came, they aid, 'Messenger of Allah, should we do the same as we did last…

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الأَكْوَعِ قَالَ‏:‏ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ ضَحَايَاكُمْ، لاَ يُصْبِحُ أَحَدُكُمْ بَعْدَ ثَالِثَةٍ، وَفِي بَيْتِهِ مِنْهُ…

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Not graded Sahih al-Bukhari 5573

(in continuation of above). Then I witnessed (the 'Its) with `Ali bin Abi Talib, and he too offered the `Id prayer before the sermon and then delivered the sermon before the people and said, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) has forbidden you to eat the meat of your sacrifices for more than three days."

قَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدٍ ثُمَّ شَهِدْتُهُ مَعَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، فَصَلَّى قَبْلَ الْخُطْبَةِ، ثُمَّ خَطَبَ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَاكُمْ أَنْ تَأْكُلُوا لُحُومَ نُسُكِكُمْ…

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 3235

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: I forbade you to visit graves, but you may now visit them, for in visiting them there is a reminder (of death).

نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ زِيَارَةِ الْقُبُورِ فَزُورُوهَا فَإِنَّ فِي زِيَارَتِهَا تَذْكِرَةً ‏"

Narrated by Buraydah + 11 other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 2813

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.

إِنَّا كُنَّا نَهَيْنَاكُمْ عَنْ لُحُومِهَا أَنْ تَأْكُلُوهَا فَوْقَ ثَلاَثٍ لِكَىْ تَسَعَكُمْ فَقَدْ جَاءَ اللَّهُ بِالسَّعَةِ فَكُلُوا وَادَّخِرُوا وَاتَّجِرُوا أَلاَ وَإِنَّ هَذِهِ الأَيَّامَ أَيَّامُ أَكْلٍ وَشُرْبٍ…

Narrated by Nubaysha al-Hudhalī + 14 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 5423

I asked `Aisha "Did the Prophet (ﷺ) forbid eating the meat of sacrifices offered on `Id-ul-Adha for more than three days" She said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) did not do this except in the year when the people were hungry, so he wanted the rich to feed the poor. But later we used to store even a trotter of a…

تُؤْكَلَ لُحُومُ الأَضَاحِيِّ فَوْقَ ثَلاَثٍ قَالَتْ مَا فَعَلَهُ إِلاَّ فِي عَامٍ جَاعَ النَّاسُ فِيهِ، فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يُطْعِمَ الْغَنِيُّ الْفَقِيرَ، وَإِنْ كُنَّا لَنَرْفَعُ الْكُرَاعَ فَنَأْكُلُهُ بَعْدَ خَمْسَ…

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 6 other versions

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1509

That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "None of you should eat from the meat of his sacrificial animal beyond three days."

"‏ لاَ يَأْكُلُ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنْ لَحْمِ أُضْحِيَتِهِ فَوْقَ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 6 other versions

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4423

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Ibn 'Umar did not eat the flesh of the sacrificial animals beyond three (days). Ibn Abu 'Umar said:" Beyond three days."

On the same subject

(in continuation of above). Then I witnessed (the 'Its) with `Ali bin Abi Talib, and he too offered the `Id prayer before the sermon and then delivered the sermon before the people and said, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) has forbidden you to eat the meat of your sacrifices for more than three days."

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: I forbade you to visit graves, but you may now visit them, for in visiting them there is a reminder (of death).

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.

That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "None of you should eat from the meat of his sacrificial animal beyond three days."

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