Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَاقِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَابِسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَابِسِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَ سَأَلْنَاهَا أَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى أَنْ تُؤْكَلَ لُحُومُ الْأَضَاحِيِّ بَعْدَ ثَلَاثٍ فَقَالَتْ مَا قَالَهُ إِلَّا فِي عَامٍ جَاعَ النَّاسُ فِيهِ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يُطْعِمَ الْغَنِيُّ الْفَقِيرَ وَقَدْ كُنَّا نَرْفَعُ الْكُرَاعَ فَنَأْكُلُهَا بَعْدَ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ قُلْتُ فَمَا اضْطَرَّكُمْ إِلَى ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَضَحِكَتْ وَقَالَتْ مَا شَبِعَ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ خُبْزٍ مَأْدُومٍ ثَلَاثَ لَيَالٍ حَتَّى لَحِقَ بِاللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.
English Translation
Abd al-Razzaq told us: Sufyan informed us, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Abis, from his father Abis ibn Rabi'a, from Aisha - he said: We asked her: 'Did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, forbid eating the meat of sacrificial animals after three days?' She said: 'He only said that in a year when the people were suffering hunger, and he wanted the rich to feed the poor. We used to save the shank of meat and eat it after fifteen days.' I said: 'What compelled you to do that?' She laughed and said: 'The family of Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, never had their fill of bread with any relish for three nights in a row until he met Allah, Mighty and Majestic.'