Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came to us upon returning from a journey. We presented him with some (meat left over from the sacrifice) so that he might eat, but he said: I will not eat it until I ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) about it. Then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“You may eat (the meat of the sacrifices) from this Dhul-Hijjah until the next Dhul-Hijjah.”