Saying “O Allah, this is for You and from You” when slaughtering
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is it said when slaughtering: “In the name of Allah, and Allah is the Greatest. O Allah, this is for You and from You. O Allah, accept it from me as You accepted it from Ibrahim, Your intimate friend”?
Answer:
Yes, this was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). It is obligatory to say “In the name of Allah.” If one adds “O Allah, this is from You and for You, O Allah, accept it from me,” or something like what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “In the name of Allah, on behalf of Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, and on behalf of the ummah of Muhammad,” and in a narrationSunan Abi Dawud 2810Sahih (Al-Albani) the ummah of Muhammad, then there is no harm in this. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, is it said when slaughtering: “In the name of Allah, and Allah is the Greatest. O Allah, this is for You and from You. O Allah, accept it from me as You accepted it from Ibrahim, Your intimate friend”?
Answer:
Yes, this was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). It is obligatory to say “In the name of Allah.” If one adds “O Allah, this is from You and for You, O Allah, accept it from me,” or something like what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “In the name of Allah, on behalf of Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, and on behalf of the ummah of Muhammad,” and in a narration
and from those who did not sacrifice from
وعمن لم يضح من
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الأضاحي — islamhouse.com (1:05:15)
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