43/37. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4432 — Feeding the Poor in Hardship
Storing Meat From The Sacrificial Animals
Feeding the Poor During Hardship Through Sacrificial Meat
Sunan an-Nasai : 4432
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4432
أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَابِسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَقُلْتُ أَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَنْهَى عَنْ لُحُومِ الأَضَاحِي بَعْدَ ثَلاَثٍ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ أَصَابَ النَّاسَ شِدَّةٌ فَأَحَبَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يُطْعِمَ الْغَنِيُّ الْفَقِيرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ آلَ مُحَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَأْكُلُونَ الْكُرَاعَ بَعْدَ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ قُلْتُ مِمَّ ذَاكَ فَضَحِكَتْ فَقَالَتْ مَا شَبِعَ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ خُبْزٍ مَأْدُومٍ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ حَتَّى لَحِقَ بِاللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ .
`Abdur Rahman bin `Abis Narrated from:
It was narrated from 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Abis that his father said: "I came in to 'Aishah and said: 'Did the Messenger of Allah forbid (eating) the meat of sacrificial animals after three day?' She said: 'Yes Hardship had befallen the people, and the Messenger of Allah wanted the rich to feed the poor.' Then she said: 'I remember the family of Muhammad eating the trotters after fifteen days. I said: 'Why is that" She laughed and said: 'The family of Muhammad never ate their fill of bread and something to go with it, for three days in row, until he met Allah, the Mighty and Sublime,"' (Sahih)
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4432In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 72English translation : Vol. 5, Book 43, Hadith 4437
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4432
This hadith explains the three-day restriction through the words of Aishah. When asked whether the Messenger of Allah had forbidden eating sacrificial meat after three days, she said yes. She then stated the reason found in this report: hardship had affected the people, and he wanted the rich to feed the poor. Aishah also remembered the family of Muhammad eating stored trotters after fifteen days. She then described how the family did not eat their fill of bread with something alongside it for three days in a row until the Prophet met Allah. The narration links sacrifice meat, care for the poor, and the simple life of the Prophet’s household without turning those details into an absolute promise.
What we learn from this hadith
- The restriction was connected to hardship among the people.
- The rich were encouraged to feed the poor.
- Aishah remembered stored trotters being eaten after fifteen days.
- The Prophet’s household often lived with limited food.
