Intention of drawing near in slaughtering a sheep for eating
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If I want to eat meat, so I bought a sheep and intended to draw near to Allah with it, and slaughtered it for the sake of eating, is this considered part of the rites, and does its doer receive reward?
Answer:
No, this is for the meat. You slaughtered it for the meat, wanting to eat it, you and your family. The rite is if you give it in charity and feed people from it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If I want to eat meat, so I bought a sheep and intended to draw near to Allah with it, and slaughtered it for the sake of eating, is this considered part of the rites, and does its doer receive reward?
Answer:
No, this is for the meat. You slaughtered it for the meat, wanting to eat it, you and your family. The rite is if you give it in charity and feed people from it. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب : ما جاء في الذبح لغير الله — islamhouse.com (48:13)
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