The Sunnah of eating on the Day of 'Id al-Adha for one who does not offer a sacrifice
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, it is a recommended practice (sunnah) on the day of 'Id al-Adha for the one who offers a sacrifice to eat from the liver of the sacrificial animal. So what does the one who does not offer a sacrifice do? Does he abstain from eating after the Fajr prayer and then eat some dates, or what?
Answer:
On 'Id al-Adha, one does not eat dates; that is for 'Id al-Fitr. The one who does not intend to offer a sacrifice is at his option: if he wishes, he may eat before the prayer, and if he wishes, he may eat after the prayer. He is at his option. This applies only to the one who intends to offer a sacrifice; for him, it is better to delay eating until he slaughters his sacrificial animal and eats from it, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, it is a recommended practice (sunnah) on the day of 'Id al-Adha for the one who offers a sacrifice to eat from the liver of the sacrificial animal. So what does the one who does not offer a sacrifice do? Does he abstain from eating after the Fajr prayer and then eat some dates, or what?
Answer:
On 'Id al-Adha, one does not eat dates; that is for 'Id al-Fitr. The one who does not intend to offer a sacrifice is at his option: if he wishes, he may eat before the prayer, and if he wishes, he may eat after the prayer. He is at his option. This applies only to the one who intends to offer a sacrifice; for him, it is better to delay eating until he slaughters his sacrificial animal and eats from it, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. Yes.
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 15 — archive.org (11:05)
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