The slaughter when the bride is taken to her husband's home, known as al-Fadw
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Q1: We have a custom in our celebrations. When the bride is taken to the groom's house, or his father's house, or the house of one of his relatives, and when she enters the gate of the courtyard or the house, the groom's father slaughters a sheep. Then the groom and his wife trample in the blood with their feet—may Allah reward you—on the condition that this blood touches both of them. We criticized them for this act and told them: What you are doing is not permissible. They said: This is called Fadw, or a ransom for the groom and his wife.
What is the ruling on this act they perform? Is it lawful or forbidden? And what is the ruling on eating from this slaughtered animal? Knowing that the one who slaughters it says the takbir and mentions the name of Allah over it at the time of slaughter?
A1: This custom is among the forbidden matters of shirk (associating partners with Allah) that Satan beautifies for some people, deluding them that it is a means of protection and safety. It diverts people from the prescribed means of protection, which are the legal invocations that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) taught his Companions to protect a person from the evil of sorcery, the evil eye, and the like. It is not permissible to eat from the animal slaughtered in this custom, even if the name of Allah is mentioned over it, because of the belief of these ignorant people that it wards off harm from them since they trampled in its blood. Some of them may even believe that it is a means of drawing near to one of the jinn in whom they believe this benefit lies, and this is shirk.
What is the ruling on this act they perform? Is it lawful or forbidden? And what is the ruling on eating from this slaughtered animal? Knowing that the one who slaughters it says the takbir and mentions the name of Allah over it at the time of slaughter?
A1: This custom is among the forbidden matters of shirk (associating partners with Allah) that Satan beautifies for some people, deluding them that it is a means of protection and safety. It diverts people from the prescribed means of protection, which are the legal invocations that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) taught his Companions to protect a person from the evil of sorcery, the evil eye, and the like. It is not permissible to eat from the animal slaughtered in this custom, even if the name of Allah is mentioned over it, because of the belief of these ignorant people that it wards off harm from them since they trampled in its blood. Some of them may even believe that it is a means of drawing near to one of the jinn in whom they believe this benefit lies, and this is shirk.
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