43/37. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4431 — Eat, Store, and Give Charity
Storing Meat From The Sacrificial Animals
Eat, Store, and Give Sacrificial Meat in Charity
Sunan an-Nasai : 4431
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4431
أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ دَفَّتْ دَافَّةٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَادِيَةِ حَضْرَةَ الأَضْحَى فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " كُلُوا وَادَّخِرُوا ثَلاَثًا " . فَلَمَّا كَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ النَّاسَ كَانُوا يَنْتَفِعُونَ مِنْ أَضَاحِيهِمْ يَجْمِلُونَ مِنْهَا الْوَدَكَ وَيَتَّخِذُونَ مِنْهَا الأَسْقِيَةَ . قَالَ " وَمَا ذَاكَ " . قَالَ الَّذِي نَهَيْتَ مِنْ إِمْسَاكِ لُحُومِ الأَضَاحِي . قَالَ " إِنَّمَا نَهَيْتُ لِلدَّافَّةِ الَّتِي دَفَّتْ كُلُوا وَادَّخِرُوا وَتَصَدَّقُوا " .
A'isha Narrated from:
Some Bedouins came to Al-Madinah at the time of (Eid) Al-Adha and the Messenger of Allah said: 'Eat, and store (the meat) for three days.' After that they said: 'O Messenger of Allah, the people used to benefit form their sacrifices by melting down the fat, and (also) making water skins from them.' He said: 'Why are you asking?' He said: 'Because you forbade us form keeping the meat of the sacrificial animals.' He said: 'I only forbade that because of the Bedouins who came. (Now) eat it, store it and give it in charity," (Sahih)
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4431In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 71English translation : Vol. 5, Book 43, Hadith 4436
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4431
This hadith explains why the Messenger of Allah had limited the keeping of sacrificial meat to three days on that occasion. Some Bedouins had arrived in Al-Madinah at the time of Eid Al-Adha. Later, when people asked about the restriction, he said that he had forbidden keeping the meat because of those who had come. He then instructed them to eat it, store it, and give it in charity. The narration connects a temporary limit with the needs of arriving people and ends with three balanced uses of the meat. Readers searching for qurbani meat distribution can see eating, saving, and charity mentioned together. The text also shows that asking about the reason led to a clear explanation.
What we learn from this hadith
- The three-day limit was connected to the Bedouins who had arrived.
- Sacrificial meat could be eaten.
- Some meat could be stored.
- Some meat should be given in charity.
