Umm Sulayman says that once I went to the noble wife of the Prophet (peace be upon him), Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), and asked her about the meat of the sacrificial animal. She replied that the Prophet (peace be upon him) initially forbade it, but later permitted it. Once, when Hazrat Ali returned from a journey, Hazrat Fatimah brought him meat from the sacrificial animal. Hazrat Ali said, "Did the Prophet (peace be upon him) not forbid this?" Hazrat Fatimah informed him that the Prophet (peace be upon him) had permitted it. Upon this, Hazrat Ali went to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and asked him about it, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to him, "You may eat it from one Dhul-Hijjah to the next Dhul-Hijjah."