Slaughtering camels on behalf of the deceased in the first 'Id al-Adha
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The questioner:
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on what some people do today, where if a person dies among them, such as a father for example, they slaughter camels specifically for him?
The Shaykh:
What is the ruling?
The questioner:
What is the ruling on what some people do today, where if a person dies among them, such as a father for example, they slaughter camels for him in the first 'Id al-Adha following his death? Is this prescribed? No.
The Shaykh:
In the first 'Id.
The questioner:
The first 'Id al-Adha.
The Shaykh:
Yes, the 'Id al-Adha. No, this is among the bid'ah (religious innovations), and it is also among the practices of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah). If they want to offer a sacrifice for him, a known sacrifice, they slaughter a sheep in which there is good and blessing. Yes.
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on what some people do today, where if a person dies among them, such as a father for example, they slaughter camels specifically for him?
The Shaykh:
What is the ruling?
The questioner:
What is the ruling on what some people do today, where if a person dies among them, such as a father for example, they slaughter camels for him in the first 'Id al-Adha following his death? Is this prescribed? No.
The Shaykh:
In the first 'Id.
The questioner:
The first 'Id al-Adha.
The Shaykh:
Yes, the 'Id al-Adha. No, this is among the bid'ah (religious innovations), and it is also among the practices of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah). If they want to offer a sacrifice for him, a known sacrifice, they slaughter a sheep in which there is good and blessing. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الوضوء من مس المرأة — islamhouse.com (1:07:55)
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