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"Therefore turn in prayer to your Lord anf sacrifice (to Him only)."
[al-Kawthar 108:2]
"Say (O Muhammad): `Verily, my prayer, my sacrifice, my living and my
dying are for Allaah, the Lord of the `Aalameen (mankind, jinns and
all that exists)."[al-Anaam 6:162]
"And for every nation We have appointed religious ceremonies, that
they may mention the Name of Allaah over the beast of cattle that He
has given them for food. And your God is One God, so you must submit
to Him Alone (in Islam)"[al-Hajj 22:34]
The scholars agreed that sacrificing the animal and giving its meat in charity is better than giving its value in charity, because the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to make the sacrifice, and he did not do anything but that which is best and most befitting.This is the opinion of Abu Haneefah, al-Shaafai and Ahmad."Allaahumma haadha anni wa an aali bayti (O Allaah, this is on behalf of myself and the members of my household"
He does not have to make a separate sacrifice on behalf of every deceased person.
"At the time of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), a man would sacrifice a sheep on behalf of himself and the members of his household, and they would eat from it and give some to others."
(Reported by Ibn Maajah and al-Tirmidhi,who classed it as saheeh)
"Whoever goes to [Friday prayers] early, it is equivalent to him sacrificing a camel."
The aayah: "Therefore turn in prayer to your Lord anf sacrifice (to Him only)."
[al-Kawthar 108:2].This is a command, and a command implies that something is obligatory.The hadeeth of Jundub (may Allaah be pleased with him), reported in al-Saheehayn and elsewhere, who said: "The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:Whoever slaughtered his sacrifice before he prays,let him slaughter another one in its place, and whoever did not slaughter a sacrifice, let him do so in the name of Allaah.'" (Reported by Muslim, 3621)
The hadeeth: "Whoever can afford to offer a sacrifice but does not do so, let him not approach our place or prayer." (Reported by Ahmad and Ibn Maajah; classed as saheeh by al-Haakim from the hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him). It says in Fath al-Baari that its men are thiqaat).
The hadeeth of Jaabir (may Allaah be pleased with him) in Sunan Abi Dawood, where he said: "I prayed on Eid al-Adhaa with the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and when he finished (the prayer), he was brought two rams, and he sacrificed them. He said, `In the Name of Allaah, Allaah is Most Great. This is on behalf of myself and any member of my ummah who did not offer a sacrifice." (Sunan Abi Dawood bi Sharh Muhammad Shams al-Haq Abaadi, 7/486)
"Whoever among you wants to offer a sacrifice, let him not take anything from his hair or nails."Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen, may Allaah preserve him, said, following his discussion of those who say it is obligatory and those who say it is Sunnah, "Each point of view has its evidence, but to be on the safe side, the one who is able to offer a sacrifice should not neglect to do so, because of what is involved in this act of reverence towards Allaah, remembering Him, and making sure that one has nothing to be blamed for.
"The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) would not go out on the day of Fitr until he had eaten, and he would not eat on the day of Adhaa until he had slaughtered (his sacrifice)." (Al-Albaani said its isnaad is saheeh. Al-Mishkaat, 1/452).
"Whoever sells the skin of his udhiyah, there is no udhiyah for him (i.e., it is not counted as udhiyah)." (Classed as hasan in Saheeh al-Jaami, 6118).
"The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) commanded me to take care of the sacrifice and to give its meat, skin and raiment ( covering used for protection) in charity, and not to give anything of it to the butcher as a compen- sation . He said, `We will give him something from what we have.'" (Agreed upon).
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