Section: It is permissible to store the meat of the Udhiyah (sacrificial animals) for more than three days, according to the opinion of the majority of scholars. Ali and Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with both of them, did not permit this because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade storing the meat of the Udhiyah for more than three days. Our evidence is that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "I had forbidden you from storing the meat of the Udhiyah for more than three days, so keep [of it] whatever you see fit." Narrated by Muslim. Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "I only forbade it because of the Daffa (groups of bedouins) that arrived; so eat, provide for yourselves, give as charity, and store [the meat]." Ahmad said: "There are authentic chains of narration for this." As for Ali and Ibn Umar, the concession from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had not reached them, and since they had heard the prohibition, they narrated based on what they had heard.
Section: It is permissible to feed a non-Muslim from it. This is the opinion of al-Hasan, Abu Thawr, and the Ashab al-Ra'y (scholars of personal opinion). Malik said: "Others are more beloved to us." Malik and al-Layth disliked giving the skin of the Udhiyah to a Christian. Our evidence is that it is food that he is permitted to eat, so it is permissible to feed it to a Dhimmi (a free non-Muslim subject), just like his other food. Furthermore, it is voluntary charity, so it is permissible to feed it to a Dhimmi and a captive, just like other voluntary charity. As for the obligatory charity from it, it is not sufficient to give it to a non-Muslim because it is obligatory charity, and it thus resembles Zakat and the expiation for an oath.
1760 - Issue: He said: "The butcher shall not be given any of it as his wages."
This is the opinion of [Malik and] al-Shafi'i and the Ashab al-Ra'y. al-Hasan and Abdullah ibn Ubayd ibn Umayr granted a concession regarding giving him the skin.
(11) Its Takhrij (documentation) was provided earlier in: 5/300. (12) In: "Chapter: The Prophet's - peace and blessings of Allah be upon him - seeking permission from his Lord the Almighty to visit the grave of his mother," from the Book of Funerals, and in: "Chapter: Clarification of what was prohibited regarding eating the meat of the Udhiyah..." from the Book of Udhiyah. Sahih Muslim 1/672, 3/1564. It was also documented by Abu Dawud in: "Chapter: Vessels," from the Book of Beverages. Sunan Abi Dawud 2/298. And by al-Nasa'i in: "Chapter: Permission for that," from the Book of Udhiyah. al-Mujtaba 7/207. And by Imam Ahmad in: al-Musnad 5/350, 355, 357, 359. (13) Al-Daffa: People who travel together in a light manner. It refers to the groups of Bedouins who arrived. (14) Documented by Muslim in: "Chapter: Clarification of what was prohibited regarding eating the meat of the Udhiyah," from the Book of Udhiyah. Sahih Muslim 3/1561. And by al-Nasa'i in: "Chapter: Storing the Udhiyah," from the Book of Udhiyah. al-Mujtaba 7/207, 208. And by Imam Malik in: "Chapter: Storing the meat of the Udhiyah," from the Book of Udhiyah. al-Muwatta 2/485. (15) In [B] and [M]: "lil-Dhimmi" (to the Dhimmi). (1) Omitted from [M].
