Abbas bin Rabee’ah says: I asked Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ever make the meat of sacrifice forbidden for more than three days? She said: No, in fact, the matter was that few people used to offer sacrifice, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave this command so that those who sacrificed would feed meat to those who did not. We saw ourselves that we used to preserve the thin shank portion of our sacrifices and then eat it even after ten days.

(Second chain) Abbas bin Rabee’ah says: We asked Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) whether the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had forbidden eating the meat of sacrificial animals for more than three days. She said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave this command only during those days when people were afflicted with hunger; his intention was that the wealthy should feed the poor. We ourselves used to preserve the thin part of the leg and eat it after fifteen days. I asked: What compelled you to do so? She laughed and said: The family of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was never satisfied with bread and curry for three consecutive days, until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) met Allah, the Exalted.

Yazid bin Abi Yazid Ansari narrates from his wife that she asked Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about the meat of sacrificial animals. She said: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) returned to us from a journey, and we presented him with the meat of sacrifice. He said: I will not eat it until I ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then when he asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: You may eat this meat from one Dhul-Hijjah to the next Dhul-Hijjah.

Umm Sulayman says: I went to Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and asked about the meat of sacrificial animals. She said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had prohibited it, but later he permitted it. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) returned from a journey and Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) presented him with the meat of her sacrifice. He said: Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) not prohibit this? She said: He had prohibited it, then later permitted it. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him about this. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You may eat it from one Dhul-Hijjah to the next Dhul-Hijjah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) had forbidden us from eating the meat of sacrifice for more than three days. Then I went on a journey, and when I returned to my wife, only a few days had passed since Eid al-Adha. My wife served beetroot cooked with pieces of meat. I asked: Where did these pieces come from? She said: It is the meat from our sacrifices. I said: Did not the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) forbid us from eating it for more than three days? She said: Yes, but after that, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) granted people permission. I did not confirm my wife's statement and sent a message to my brother, Sayyiduna Qatadah bin Nu'man Badrī (may Allah be pleased with him), to ask him about this. He replied with this message: Eat your food, your wife is telling the truth, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) has granted Muslims permission regarding this matter.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I had forbidden you from visiting graves, now you may visit them; and I had forbidden you from storing the meat of sacrificial animals for more than three days, now you may store it; similarly, I had forbidden you from using certain specific vessels, now you may prepare nabidh in them, but beware of every intoxicating thing.

Mawla of the Messenger, Sayyiduna Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) performed a sacrifice and said to me: O Thawban! Preserve the meat of this goat. So I continued to serve that meat to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) until he reached Madinah Munawwarah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I had forbidden you from eating the meat of sacrificial animals for more than three days, but now I command you to eat it, take it as provision for the journey, and store it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with him, who says: We used to eat the meat of sacrifice only during the three days of Mina. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, granted us permission and said: Eat and take it as provision for the journey. So we ate and took it as provision for the journey.

It is narrated from Hanish, he says: I saw Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) sacrificing two rams. I asked him: What is this? He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) advised me to offer a sacrifice on his behalf.