Is every animal slaughtered by a Muslim a means of drawing near to Allah?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is every slaughter by a Muslim a means of drawing near to Allah, or is the act of slaughter itself a means of drawing near?
The Shaykh:
Slaughter for meat and eating is permissible and is not an act of worship. Slaughter for a guest or a visitor is a form of hospitality and is not an act of worship. As for slaughter for the purpose of drawing near and seeking reward, that is done for none but Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Or slaughter for the sake of glorification, if a delegation arrives, or if they slaughter at the plane, or when he gets out of the car, to honor him, this is slaughter as a greeting, and I seek refuge in Allah, slaughter as a greeting and glorification is shirk (associating partners with Allah). Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is every slaughter by a Muslim a means of drawing near to Allah, or is the act of slaughter itself a means of drawing near?
The Shaykh:
Slaughter for meat and eating is permissible and is not an act of worship. Slaughter for a guest or a visitor is a form of hospitality and is not an act of worship. As for slaughter for the purpose of drawing near and seeking reward, that is done for none but Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Or slaughter for the sake of glorification, if a delegation arrives, or if they slaughter at the plane, or when he gets out of the car, to honor him, this is slaughter as a greeting, and I seek refuge in Allah, slaughter as a greeting and glorification is shirk (associating partners with Allah). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [253 -521] هل كل ذبيحة يذبحها المسلم تُقربه إلى الله؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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