Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “For every nation We have appointed a ritual”
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Question:
We begin today’s session with what our brother Sa’d sent, asking for an explanation of the verses in Surat al-Hajj. He says:[Al-Hajj 22:67] [Al-Hajj 22:34] the verse.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. In this verse, Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) mentions that He has prescribed for every nation the rituals (nasik), which are the sacrificial animals slaughtered for the sake of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), as an act of worship for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) mentioned in His saying:[Al-Kawthar 108:2] He paired the slaughtering with the prayer, pairing it with the prayer. And as in His saying: [Al-An'am 6:162] The ritual (nasik) is the slaughter, slaughtering for the face of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), an act of worship for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
We begin today’s session with what our brother Sa’d sent, asking for an explanation of the verses in Surat al-Hajj. He says:
For every religion We have appointed
لِّكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ جَعَلْنَاa rite [of sacrifice] that they may mention the name of Allah over what He has provided for them of [sacrificial] animals
مَنسَكًا لِّيَذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَىٰ مَا رَزَقَهُم مِّن بَهِيمَةِ الْأَنْعَامِAnswer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. In this verse, Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) mentions that He has prescribed for every nation the rituals (nasik), which are the sacrificial animals slaughtered for the sake of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), as an act of worship for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) mentioned in His saying:
So pray to your Lord and sacrifice [to Him alone].
فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْSay, "Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds.
قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (204) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1441-04-29] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (0:50)
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