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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to slaughter the 'Id sacrifice without mentioning the name?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to slaughter the 'Id sacrifice without mentioning the name?

Answer:
There. Without mentioning the name. Without mentioning the name of Allah over it. Yes, or mentioning the name of the person for whom it is being slaughtered? What is the intention?
Yes, if he intended to slaughter it without mentioning the name of Allah over it, out of forgetfulness, there is nothing wrong with it. If he did it deliberately, then no, no, this slaughter is not valid, it is not permissible, this slaughtered animal is not lawful.
eat of that upon which the name of Allah has not been mentionedتَأْكُلُوا مِمَّا لَمْ يُذْكَرِ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ
[Al-An'am 6:121]
If he did it deliberately, then if he was forgetful, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes, of course. It is sufficient to mention the name of the person for whom it is being slaughtered, and the intention is enough.
Mentioning the name of the person for whom it is being slaughtered is a recommended practice. If he remembers it, and if he forgets it, there is no blame on him. It is based on the intention, on your intention. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [152 -308] هل يجوز ذبح الأضحية بدون تسمية؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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