Tips: Some Notes Regarding The Animal Sacrifice On Eid Al-Adha

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful 

🗒️ Some notes regarding the udh-hiya (animal sacrifice): 

🔹 Its ruling: Sunnah muakkada (emphasized Sunnah). There is reward in carrying out the sacrifice for Allah's sake. There is no punishment if a Muslim does not perform it, especially if they are physically unable or can't afford to do so. 

🔹 When can the sacrifice be done: After praying the Eid prayer, while the sun is completely up, on Eid Al-Adha (Yawm An-Nahr) or during any of the following days of Tashreeq (11th, 12th and 13th of Dhul-Hijjah). One shouldn't be fasting on ayyaam At-Tashreeq. 

🔹 Allah the Almighty knows best. Muslims who intend to make a sacrifice on Eid Al-Adha must avoid trimming their nails and hair strands from the moment they established their niyyah/intention on the last day of Dhul-Qi'dah. If a Muslim was unaware of this ruling, they can continue with their intention to sacrifice while avoiding trimming their nails and cutting any part of their hair on the following days, particularly on Friday/Jumuah when it is Sunnah to trim one's fingernails and toenails. 

🔹 What are the animals that can be sacrificed: Goat, cow, sheep, ram, camel. The animal to be sacrificed for Allah's sake should be mature and in good condition. 

🔹 What to say before sacrificing, while making sure that the knife is nicely sharp: "Bismillah. Allahu Akbar." 

🔹 What is the purpose or intention of sacrificing on Yawm An-Nahr or on any of the days of Tashreeq? To follow the Sunnah of the beloved Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam, seeking to be closer to Allah the Most Merciful, and aiming to attain more rewards. 

🔹 To whom can parts of the animal sacrifice be distributed: To the less fortunate, the poor or financially struggling, to one's family and relatives, to Muslim friends, and to neighbors whether they are Muslim or not Muslim yet.  

🔹 Can the sacrifice be done on behalf of the dead? Sacrificing on behalf of living Muslims takes priority over sacrificing on behalf of the deceased. If a Muslim wants to sacrifice on behalf of some dead Muslims, he/she must also include Muslims who are still alive. 

🔹 What should one's niyyah/intention be in distributing the portions of the sacrificed animal (cow, goat etc. without specified weight) to the needy? To do charity/sadaqah to seek closeness to Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala and to sincerely follow the Sunnah of the noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam in distributing the udh-hiya on Eid Al-Adha or on any of the three days of Tashreeq.

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https://abdurrahman.org/2018/05/06/adh-dhabh-sacrificing-or-slaughtering-its-types-and-its-proof/

https://www.abukhadeejah.com/eid-al-adha-regulations-of-sacrifice-and-sending-abroad/ 

https://binbaz.org.sa/fatwas/4439/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A9 

https://binbaz.org.sa/fatwas/17196/%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%AD%D9%89-%D9%88%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%A7 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m_DDtqzDJJM

Poem: Patiently Accepting Polygyny For Allah's Sake Doesn't Equate To "Normalizing Cheating"

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful 

💌 A patient wife's choice to let her husband remarry 

Does not mean she's too weak that she lets her soulmate "cheat". 

A Muslimah's patience with Allah's Qadr/Decree 

To allow men to care for multiple wives fairly 

Does not equate to "normalizing cheating", really. 

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If you wish to ensure that your husband never "cheats", 

Keep him in your house, monitor when and why he leaves, 

So he's shielded from glancing at ladies in the streets, 

Stopped from dealing with female customers and colleagues, 

And see if you can freeze his heart too so he can't "feel".

~•~ 

Allah the Most Wise knows best. Most men generally 

Are polygynous, capable of loving many 

Women equally, specially if their looks vary, 

From fair and lovely to dark beauty, slightly heavy 

To slim - each lady with her own personality.

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If you, as your husband's wife, can sense undoubtedly 

That he likes another lady romantically, 

Warn him to lower his gaze and fear Allah, firstly, 

To change jobs or work nearby him if necessary, 

And remind him there's penalty in adultery. 

~•~ 

Then inform him that if his feelings for her are real, 

It's his right to legalize that love and remarry, 

While you gain more of Allah's Love as you patiently 

Train yourself to stay strong, accept Allah's Destiny, 

And silence the proud ego that fears polygyny.

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📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "If I were to order anyone to prostrate to another, I would have ordered a wife to prostrate before her husband."

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 1159

Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to At-Tirmidhi 

Ali Al-Qari said, "That she prostrates to her husband is due to the number of his rights over her and her difficulty in maintaining gratitude for them. This rhetorical point conveys the obligation of the wife to obey her husband in his rights. Indeed, prostration is not lawful to anyone other than Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala."

Source: Mirqāt Al-Mafātih 5/2125 

📖 Abdullah Ibn Amr RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The world is enjoyment, and the best enjoyment in the world is a righteous wife."

Source: Sahih Muslim 1467

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim 

https://mjustsharingislam.blogspot.com/2020/12/poem-patience-for-allahs-sake-can.html 

https://mjustsharingislam.blogspot.com/2020/12/poem-to-those-not-strong-enough-to.html 

https://mjustsharingislam.blogspot.com/2020/11/poem-from-signs-of-pious-wives-is-they.html