The ruling on designating the sacrificial animal in the first ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the prohibition mentioned in the verse[Al-An'am 6:138] apply to designating the sacrificial animal in the first ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah?
Answer:
No. Designating the sacrificial animal is a good thing for Allah. This designation is for Allah the Exalted, not for the idols and not for shirk (associating partners with Allah); it is only for Allah the Exalted.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the prohibition mentioned in the verse
And they say, "These animals and crops are forbidden; no one may eat from them except whom we will," by their claim.
وَقَالُوا هَٰذِهِ أَنْعَامٌ وَحَرْثٌ حِجْرٌ لَّا يَطْعَمُهَا إِلَّا مَن نَّشَاءُ بِزَعْمِهِمْAnswer:
No. Designating the sacrificial animal is a good thing for Allah. This designation is for Allah the Exalted, not for the idols and not for shirk (associating partners with Allah); it is only for Allah the Exalted.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [164 /641] هل تعيين الأضحية في أول عشر ذي الحجة يدخل في قوله تعالى (وقالوا هذه أنعام وحجر لا ...)؟ — youtube.com
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