The Utterance of Intention When Slaughtering the Sacrifice
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it derived from the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Mishkat al-Masabih 1461, that it is obligatory to utter the intention when slaughtering the sacrifice?
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed, he utters it. This is a recommended practice (sunnah). He utters it. This is one of the places where it is prescribed to utter the intention, such as entering the state of ihram. For example, "I intend to perform 'Umrah, combining it with Hajj," or "Labbaik 'Umrah and Hajj" for the one performing Qiran. So he utters the intention. All right, yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: As for the young sheep from the flock, its age is...
The Shaykh:
Uttering the intention during the prayer is not prescribed. "I intend to pray the midday prayer behind this imam as an obligation," or something similar to that, is a religious innovation (bid'ah). Yes. However, uttering the intention for the ritual and the sacrificial animal is prescribed. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it derived from the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
O God, this is from me and from those of my people who have not sacrificed.
اللهم هذا عني وعمن لم يضح من أمتيThe Shaykh:
Yes, indeed, he utters it. This is a recommended practice (sunnah). He utters it. This is one of the places where it is prescribed to utter the intention, such as entering the state of ihram. For example, "I intend to perform 'Umrah, combining it with Hajj," or "Labbaik 'Umrah and Hajj" for the one performing Qiran. So he utters the intention. All right, yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: As for the young sheep from the flock, its age is...
The Shaykh:
Uttering the intention during the prayer is not prescribed. "I intend to pray the midday prayer behind this imam as an obligation," or something similar to that, is a religious innovation (bid'ah). Yes. However, uttering the intention for the ritual and the sacrificial animal is prescribed. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الحث على الأضحية — islamhouse.com (49:43)
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