73/16. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5568 — New Ruling on Sacrifice Meat
What may be eaten of the meat of sacrifices and what may be taken as journey food
Hadith About Stored Qurbani Meat and a New Verdict
Sahih Bukhari : 5568
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5568
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ، أَنَّ ابْنَ خَبَّابٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ، يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ غَائِبًا، فَقَدِمَ فَقُدِّمَ إِلَيْهِ لَحْمٌ. قَالَ وَهَذَا مِنْ لَحْمِ ضَحَايَانَا. فَقَالَ أَخِّرُوهُ لاَ أَذُوقُهُ. قَالَ ثُمَّ قُمْتُ فَخَرَجْتُ حَتَّى آتِيَ أَخِي قَتَادَةَ ـ وَكَانَ أَخَاهُ لأُمِّهِ، وَكَانَ بَدْرِيًّا ـ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ قَدْ حَدَثَ بَعْدَكَ أَمْرٌ.
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri Narrated from:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: that once he was not present (at the time of `Id-al-Adha) and when he came. some meat was presented to him. and the people said (to him), 'This is the meat of our sacrifices" He said. 'Take it away; I shall not taste it. (In his narration) Abu Sa`id added: I got up and went to my brother, Abu Qatada (who was his maternal brother and was one of the warriors of the battle of Badr) and mentioned that to him He said. 'A new verdict was given in your absence (i.e., meat of sacrifices was allowed to be stored and eaten later on).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5568In-book reference : Book 73, Hadith 24USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 68, Hadith 475
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5568
This Hadith shows a moment of caution and then clarification. Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri had been absent during Eid al-Adha. When he returned, some meat was offered to him, and people told him it was from their sacrifices. He said to take it away and that he would not taste it. Then he went to his brother Abu Qatada and mentioned what happened. Abu Qatada told him that a new verdict had been given in his absence. The narration points to a change in what Abu Sa'id understood about eating stored sacrifice meat. For searches about Qurbani meat after three days, stored sacrifice meat Hadith, and new verdict on sacrifice meat, the Hadith teaches carefulness and asking someone informed.
What we learn from this hadith
- Abu Sa'id avoided eating until he learned the updated verdict.
- Abu Qatada informed him that a new ruling had come in his absence.
- The Hadith shows the value of checking before acting on an older understanding.
