Designating the Udhiyah and Hady with Henna
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: The scholars mentioned that designating the udhiyah and hady is done by one of two things: either by saying, "This is my udhiyah," or by marking it and branding it.
The Shaykh:
This hady is not the udhiyah. The udhiyah is not marked or branded; this applies to the hady. Yes.
The questioner:
He says, may Allah preserve you: What the fathers used to do in designating the udhiyah with henna, where they would put henna on it on the night of the festival, is this considered a form of designation?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is a form of designation. They adopted it because it designates it and also adorns it, so this is undoubtedly a form of designation. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: The scholars mentioned that designating the udhiyah and hady is done by one of two things: either by saying, "This is my udhiyah," or by marking it and branding it.
The Shaykh:
This hady is not the udhiyah. The udhiyah is not marked or branded; this applies to the hady. Yes.
The questioner:
He says, may Allah preserve you: What the fathers used to do in designating the udhiyah with henna, where they would put henna on it on the night of the festival, is this considered a form of designation?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is a form of designation. They adopted it because it designates it and also adorns it, so this is undoubtedly a form of designation. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن كيده الذي بلغ به من الجهال ما بلغ : الوسواس — islamhouse.com (1:10:47)
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