35/5. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1970c — Ibn Umar’s Practice on Sacrificial Meat
The prohibition of eating sacrificial meat for more than three days, which applied at the beginning of Islam but was then abrogated, and now it is permissible to eat it as long as one wants.
Hadith About Ibn Umar and the Three-Day Meat Limit
Sahih Muslim : 1970c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1970c
وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنَا وَقَالَ عَبْدٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى أَنْ تُؤْكَلَ لُحُومُ الأَضَاحِي بَعْدَ ثَلاَثٍ . قَالَ سَالِمٌ فَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ لاَ يَأْكُلُ لُحُومَ الأَضَاحِيِّ فَوْقَ ثَلاَثٍ . وَقَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ بَعْدَ ثَلاَثٍ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade that the flesh of sacrificial animals be eaten beyond three (days) Salim (son of Ibn Umar) said: Ibn 'Umar did not eat the flesh of the sacrificial animals beyond three (days). Ibn Abu 'Umar said:" Beyond three days."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1970cIn-book reference : Book 35, Hadith 39USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 22, Hadith 4855
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1970c
This Hadith about Qurbani meat beyond three days includes both the Prophet’s instruction and Ibn Umar’s practice. Ibn Umar reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade eating the flesh of sacrificial animals after three days. Salim then says that Ibn Umar did not eat sacrificial meat beyond three days. This makes the narration easy to understand: Ibn Umar acted according to what he reported. The text also notes a wording difference, “beyond three days” or “after three days.” For readers searching Ibn Umar Qurbani meat hadith, the teaching is about following a reported instruction in practice. The Hadith does not add other reasons here, so the explanation should stay with the reported limit and the Companion’s action.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Umar acted according to the report he narrated.
- The wording mentions not eating beyond or after three days.
- Companion practice can show how a narration was followed.
- Stay with the stated limit without adding outside details.
