Comparing the Slaughter of the 'Id Sacrifice with Giving Its Value as Charity
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Question:
A questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, is it better to slaughter the 'Id sacrifice at home and have the children present, or to give its price in money to the poor and the needy?
Answer:
Slaughtering the 'Id sacrifice is better than giving its price as charity, as the scholars have explicitly stated, because slaughtering the 'Id sacrifice is a religious practice (shu'bah), a religious practice that brings benefit to the house and its people, and it is an act of worship for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for charity, there is good in it; indeed, there is good in charity, but it is not like the 'Id sacrifice. The 'Id sacrifice is a religious practice, and charity is charity.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
A questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, is it better to slaughter the 'Id sacrifice at home and have the children present, or to give its price in money to the poor and the needy?
Answer:
Slaughtering the 'Id sacrifice is better than giving its price as charity, as the scholars have explicitly stated, because slaughtering the 'Id sacrifice is a religious practice (shu'bah), a religious practice that brings benefit to the house and its people, and it is an act of worship for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for charity, there is good in it; indeed, there is good in charity, but it is not like the 'Id sacrifice. The 'Id sacrifice is a religious practice, and charity is charity.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/231 — archive.org (7:41)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.