73/16. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5573 — Do Not Eat Sacrifice Meat Beyond Three Days
What may be eaten of the meat of sacrifices and what may be taken as journey food
Hadith About Not Eating Qurbani Meat Beyond Three Days
Sahih Bukhari : 5573
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5573
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 فَوْقَ ثَلاَثٍ. وَعَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ نَحْوَهُ.
Abu 'Ubaid Narrated from:
Narrated Abu `Ubaid: (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."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5573In-book reference : Book 73, Hadith 29USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 68, Hadith 479
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5573
This Hadith reports Ali bin Abi Talib’s Eid sermon. Like the earlier reports in this group, he offered the Eid prayer before the sermon. Then he told the people that Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم had forbidden them to eat the meat of their sacrifices for more than three days. The Hadith itself states the instruction without giving the later explanation found in other narrations. So the explanation should stay close to the text: Ali reminded people of the three-day limit as a Prophetic instruction. For readers searching for Qurbani meat three days Hadith, sacrifice meat limit, or Eid al-Adha meat beyond three days, this narration gives the wording in a direct and memorable way.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ali offered the Eid prayer before delivering the sermon.
- He reminded the people of the three-day limit on sacrifice meat.
- The narration reports the instruction without adding the reason in this text.
