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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Continuation of the explanation of the hadith of Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him): (And I forbade you from keeping the meat of the sacrificial animals for more than three days, so hold onto what you wish to keep...)

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The Shaykh : Then he said in the hadith:
and I forbade you to eat the sacrificial meat after three days, but now keep it as long as you want ونهيتكم عن لحوم الأضاحي فوق ثلاثة ، فأمسكوا ما بدا لكم
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2032Sahih (Darussalam)
This is among the rulings that existed at a certain time in the early period of Islam, namely that it is not permissible for the one who offers a sacrifice to store the meat of his sacrificial animal for more than three days only. With these three days, he eats, drinks, and benefits from this sacrifice as he wishes. When the fourth day enters, he must distribute what remains of the sacrifice. This ruling was due to a specific circumstance. It is reported in "Sahih Muslim" from the hadith of the Lady Aisha that she said:
A group of Bedouins arrived in Madinah دفت دافة من الأعراف في المدينة
The time was the time of the Festival of Sacrifice, so he (peace be upon him) said:
do not eat the flesh of sacrificed animals beyond three days لا تدَّخروا لحوم الأضاحي فوق ثلاث
Sahih Muslim 1973
Why? To compel the one who offers a sacrifice to distribute this meat to this group that had arrived. But this group either returned wealthy or settled in Madinah, and Allah (Mighty and Majestic) enriched them from His bounty through the Muslims. So the cause for which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade storing the meat of the sacrificial animals was removed. He pointed to this reality and said (peace and blessings be upon him):
I forbade you to eat the flesh of sacrificial animals after three days, but you way now keep it as along as you feel inclined ونهيتكم عن ادِّخار لحوم الأضاحي فوق ثلاث ، فأمسكوا ما بدا لكم
Sahih Muslim 977a
Meaning: Store what you wish, but do not forget in any case the right of the poor in the meat of the sacrificial animals. So, in short, storing the meat of the sacrificial animals was forbidden, then the prohibition was lifted and it became permissible. Therefore, it is reported in the authentic hadith that the one who offers a sacrifice, or those who offer sacrifices, when they sacrifice on the day of the festival, are commanded to do three things. He (peace be upon him) said:
So eat, give in charity, and store فكلوا ، وتصدَّقوا ، وادَّخروا
So there is no objection to the one who offers a sacrifice storing [the meat], but on the condition that he does not be stingy with any of his sacrifice for his family on the days of the festival, and for the poor, especially those among them who are neighbors. This is the meaning of his saying:
I forbade you to eat the flesh of sacrificial animals after three days, but you way now keep it as along as you feel inclined ونهيتكم عن لحوم الأضاحي فوق ثلاث ، فأمسكوا ما بدا لكم
Sahih Muslim 977a
Three, thirty, two months, and so on, "hold onto what you wish to keep."
Source www.al-albany.com

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