73/16. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5569 — Eat Feed and Store Sacrifice Meat
What may be eaten of the meat of sacrifices and what may be taken as journey food
Hadith About Eating, Feeding, and Storing Qurbani Meat
Sahih Bukhari : 5569
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5569
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الأَكْوَعِ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ ضَحَّى مِنْكُمْ فَلاَ يُصْبِحَنَّ بَعْدَ ثَالِثَةٍ وَفِي بَيْتِهِ مِنْهُ شَىْءٌ ". 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 ".
Salama bin Al-Aqua' Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) 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 Messenger (ﷺ)! 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).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5569In-book reference : Book 73, Hadith 25USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 68, Hadith 476
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5569
This Hadith explains both the earlier limit and the reason behind it. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم first said that whoever slaughtered a sacrifice should not keep any of its meat after three days. The next year, the people asked whether they should do the same. He replied that they should eat from it, feed others, and store from it. He explained that the previous year people were having a hard time, and he wanted the Muslims to help them. The Hadith is a key source for searches about Qurbani meat storage, eat feed and store sacrifice meat, and meat after three days. Its message is balanced: the earlier instruction served a need, and later the people were allowed to store.
What we learn from this hadith
- People were first told not to keep sacrifice meat beyond three days.
- The later instruction allowed eating, feeding others, and storing.
- The earlier limit was connected to hardship among people and helping the needy.
