حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ حَدَّثَنَا فَرْقَدٌ السَّبَخِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَابِرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ مَسْرُوقًا يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ زِيَارَةِ الْقُبُورِ فَزُورُوهَا وَنَهَيْتُكُمْ أَنْ تَحْبِسُوا لُحُومَ الْأَضَاحِيِّ فَوْقَ ثَلَاثٍ فَاحْبِسُوا وَنَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ الظُّرُوفِ فَانْبِذُوا فِيهَا وَاجْتَنِبُوا كُلَّ مُسْكِرٍ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4319
It was narrated from 'Abdullah from the Prophet (PBUH) that he said: I used to forbid you to visit the graves, but now you may visit them. And I used to forbid you to keep the sacrificial meat for more than three days, but now you may keep it. And I used to forbid you (to use vessels) to soak dates in, but now you may use them, but avoid everything that intoxicates.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020