In the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And for every nation We have prescribed a ritual,” what is meant by the ritual?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner asks: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Al-Hajj 22:34], what is meant by al-manasik?
Answer:
The sacrificial animal. The ritual refers to the offering. Allah prescribed the offering for all nations as a means of drawing near to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Is it not specific to this nation? All the believers among the nations draw near to Allah through slaughter, the slaughter of the offering.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner asks: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,
And for all religion We have appointed a rite
وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ جَعَلْنَا مَنسَكًاAnswer:
The sacrificial animal. The ritual refers to the offering. Allah prescribed the offering for all nations as a means of drawing near to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Is it not specific to this nation? All the believers among the nations draw near to Allah through slaughter, the slaughter of the offering.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [725 -954] في قول الله تعالى: ﴿ولكل أمة جعلنا منسكا﴾، ما المراد بالمنسك؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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