Combining the hadith: “The meat of cows is a disease”

The questioner: , so how do you reconcile this with the fact that cows are permissible to be used as sacrificial animals, since the Shari'ah cannot possibly permit offering something harmful as a sacrifice?

The Shaykh: Yes, it is authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that during the Farewell Pilgrimage, he sacrificed cows on behalf of his wives. It is also authentic that he (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) commanded the consumption of cow fat and prohibited the consumption of their meat, stating that their fat is a cure and their meat is a disease. The scholars have reconciled this hadith with the hadith of his (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) sacrifice of cows on behalf of his wives by explaining that the intent behind the prohibition of cow meat is specifically the excessive consumption of it. However, if one eats it occasionally, there is no harm or detriment in doing so, and it is undoubtedly permissible. This is because the intent of the prohibition regarding cow meat is the excessive consumption of it and substituting it for the meat of sheep, goats, and camels. This is the answer of the scholars.