It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Zaid Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by our houses and sensed such a smell from our pots as if meat was being roasted. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Who has slaughtered (an animal)? One of our men went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! This is a day on which ordinary food is not liked, so I slaughtered a sacrificial animal so that I may eat myself and also feed the neighbors. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sacrifice again. He said: No, by the One besides whom there is no true deity, now I have only a sheep of the Jadh'a breed or an animal less than one year old. He repeated this three times. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Alright, then slaughter this one, but after you, such an animal will not suffice for anyone.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: Indeed, my father slaughtered the sacrifice before performing the Eid prayer. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Tell your father to offer the sacrifice again after performing the prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jubair bin Mut’im (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: All the days of Tashreeq are days of sacrifice.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) forbade that anything from your sacrificial animals remain after three days.

Abdullah bin Ata narrates from his mother and grandmother Umm Ata, she says: It is as if even now we are seeing Sayyiduna Zubair bin Al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him), when he came to us on a white mule and said: O Umm Ata! Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the Muslims from eating the meat of their sacrifices after three days. She said: May my father be sacrificed for you, what is the ruling about the meat that is given to us as a gift? He said: Whatever is given to you as a gift, you may use it as you wish.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: None of you should eat from his sacrificial meat for more than three days. Imam Nafi’ says: When the sun would set on the third day, Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, would not eat from his sacrificial meat.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had forbidden visiting graves, using certain specific utensils, and keeping the meat of sacrificial animals for more than three days. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, I had forbidden you from visiting graves, so now you may visit them, for they remind you of the Hereafter. And I had forbidden you from using certain utensils, so now you may drink from them, but avoid every intoxicating thing. And I had forbidden you from keeping the meat of sacrificial animals for more than three days, so now you may keep it for as long as you find appropriate.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: I had forbidden you from keeping the meat of sacrificial animals for more than three days, but then I realized that people have to host guests and some meat has to be kept safe for those who are not present, so you may keep that meat for as long as you wish.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When any one of you offers a sacrifice, he should eat some of the meat from his sacrifice.

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that a group of Bedouins came on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, and because of them, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Eat and you can store it for three days. When the next year came after that, the people said: O Messenger of Allah! People used to benefit from their sacrifices in such a way that they would preserve the fat and make water skins? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: What do you want to say? They said: You forbade storing the meat of sacrifice last year. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I only forbade it because of the arrival of the Bedouins; now you may eat, give charity, and store it.