Al-Khallal: They said: We were told by Abu 'Asim al-Nabil, he said: We were told by Sufyan, from 'Alqamah ibn Marthad, from Sulayman ibn Buraydah, from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "I had forbidden you from the meat of sacrificial animals beyond three days, so that those of means might be generous to those who lack means. So eat as you wish, feed others, and store up."(1)

On this topic, there are reports from Ibn Mas'ud, 'A'ishah, Nubayshah, Abu Sa'id, Qatadah ibn al-Nu'man, Anas, and Umm Salamah.

The hadith of Buraydah is a good and authentic hadith.

The practice according to this is what the people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and others follow.

1588 - Qutaybah told us, he said: Abu al-Ahwas told us, from Abu Ishaq, from 'Abis ibn Rabi'ah, who said: I said to the Mother of the Believers: Did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, forbid the meat of sacrificial animals? She said: No, but few were the people who sacrificed, so he loved that those who did not sacrifice might be fed. Indeed, we would keep the shanks and eat them after ten days.(2)

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(1) Its chain of transmission is authentic, and it was recorded as part of a longer hadith by Ahmad (22958), Muslim (977) and p. 1563 (37), Abu Dawud (3698), al-Nasa'i 4/89 and 7/234 and 234-235 and 8/310 and 310-311 and 311. His saying "those of means" means: those possessing wealth, ability, and abundance.
(2) An authentic hadith, recorded in full and abridged by Ahmad (24707), and al-Bukhari =