43/35. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4424 — Eid Prayer and Sacrifice Meat
The Prohibition Against Eating The Meat Of Sacrificial Animals After Three Days and Storing it
Eid Prayer Before Khutbah and the Three-Day Sacrifice Meat Limit
Sunan an-Nasai : 4424
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4424
أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ غُنْدَرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ، مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَوْفٍ قَالَ شَهِدْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ كَرَّمَ اللَّهُ وَجْهَهُ فِي يَوْمِ عِيدٍ بَدَأَ بِالصَّلاَةِ قَبْلَ الْخُطْبَةِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى بِلاَ أَذَانٍ وَلاَ إِقَامَةٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَنْهَى أَنْ يُمْسِكَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ نُسُكِهِ شَيْئًا فَوْقَ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ .
Abu 'Ubaid Narrated from:
I saw 'Ali bin Abi Talib - may Allah honor his face on the day of 'Id. He started with the prayer before the Khutbah, and then he prayed with no Adhan and no Iqamah. Then he said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah forbidding anyone form keeping anything of his sacrificial animal for more than three days. (Sahih)
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4424In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 64English translation : Vol. 5, Book 43, Hadith 4429
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4424
This hadith combines an Eid prayer report with guidance about sacrificial meat. Abu Ubaid says that he saw Ali on Eid begin with the prayer before the khutbah. The prayer was held without Adhan and without Iqamah. Ali then said that he had heard the Messenger of Allah forbid a person from keeping anything from the sacrificial animal for more than three days. Each detail should remain distinct. The narration first describes the order and form of the Eid gathering, then quotes the warning about keeping something from the sacrifice beyond three days. It does not give a reason for the limit in this report. Readers searching for Eid prayer before khutbah or the three-day udhiyah rule can find both points stated directly here.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ali began the Eid gathering with prayer before the khutbah.
- The Eid prayer in this report had no Adhan and no Iqamah.
- Ali reported a prohibition on keeping anything from the sacrifice beyond three days.
