حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْأَکْوَعِ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ ضَحَّی مِنْکُمْ فَلَا يُصْبِحَنَّ بَعْدَ ثَالِثَةٍ وَبَقِيَ فِي بَيْتِهِ مِنْهُ شَيْئٌ فَلَمَّا کَانَ الْعَامُ الْمُقْبِلُ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نَفْعَلُ کَمَا فَعَلْنَا عَامَ الْمَاضِي قَالَ کُلُوا وَأَطْعِمُوا وَادَّخِرُوا فَإِنَّ ذَلِکَ الْعَامَ کَانَ بِالنَّاسِ جَهْدٌ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ تُعِينُوا فِيهَا
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 5570
Narrated `Aisha: We used to salt some of the meat of sacrifice and present it to the Prophet at Medina. Once he said, "Do not eat (of that meat) for more than three days." That was not a final order, but (that year) he wanted us to feed of it to others, Allah knows better.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020