What is the ruling on slaughtering during the days of the festival?
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Question :[Al-Fatihah 1:1-2], and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, Honorable Shaykh, may Allah benefit you with you, the questioner asks: What is the ruling on slaughtering during the days of the festival, especially since there are people who slaughter for four days from the beginning of the festival?
Answer : Slaughtering during the days of the festival, meaning the Festival of Sacrifice, is a recommended practice (sunnah). It is a sunnah established by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) through his action, his words, and his approval as well. It is recommended for a person during the Festival of Sacrifice to offer a sacrifice on behalf of himself and his family with a sheep, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. It is better not to exceed that, following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Indeed, there is no doubt in my mind, nor in yours, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was the most generous of creation. He had nine houses, and yet he did not offer a sacrifice on behalf of himself and his family except with one sheep. As for the Festival of Breaking the Fast, it is not permissible to establish in it a ritual that Allah and His Messenger did not establish. This means it is not permissible for a person to draw near to Allah by slaughtering on the day of the Festival of Breaking the Fast. Because the day of the Festival of Breaking the Fast is called the Festival of Sacrifice or the Festival of Breaking the Fast? The Festival of Breaking the Fast. There is no slaughtering of sacrifices or anything like that. So it is not permissible for people to introduce in this festival what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions did not do. We say: Restrict yourself to what came in the Sunnah. As for making the Festival of Breaking the Fast like the Festival of Sacrifice and slaughtering sheep and goats, this is a mistake.
The presenter : Yes. I seek forgiveness from Allah.
(1) In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. (2) [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَAnswer : Slaughtering during the days of the festival, meaning the Festival of Sacrifice, is a recommended practice (sunnah). It is a sunnah established by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) through his action, his words, and his approval as well. It is recommended for a person during the Festival of Sacrifice to offer a sacrifice on behalf of himself and his family with a sheep, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. It is better not to exceed that, following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Indeed, there is no doubt in my mind, nor in yours, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was the most generous of creation. He had nine houses, and yet he did not offer a sacrifice on behalf of himself and his family except with one sheep. As for the Festival of Breaking the Fast, it is not permissible to establish in it a ritual that Allah and His Messenger did not establish. This means it is not permissible for a person to draw near to Allah by slaughtering on the day of the Festival of Breaking the Fast. Because the day of the Festival of Breaking the Fast is called the Festival of Sacrifice or the Festival of Breaking the Fast? The Festival of Breaking the Fast. There is no slaughtering of sacrifices or anything like that. So it is not permissible for people to introduce in this festival what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions did not do. We say: Restrict yourself to what came in the Sunnah. As for making the Festival of Breaking the Fast like the Festival of Sacrifice and slaughtering sheep and goats, this is a mistake.
The presenter : Yes. I seek forgiveness from Allah.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 44 - 45 - دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام للعام 1417 هـ - الدرس الرابع والأربعين - الشيخ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com (18:20)
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