Is slaughtering an animal in honor of a guest a form of shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is slaughtering an animal for the arrival of a guest considered slaughtering for other than Allah, which would compromise one's creed?
Answer:
No, this is joy and happiness and honoring the guest. It is joy and happiness for the guest and honoring him. There is nothing wrong with it; it is permissible.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is slaughtering an animal for the arrival of a guest considered slaughtering for other than Allah, which would compromise one's creed?
Answer:
No, this is joy and happiness and honoring the guest. It is joy and happiness for the guest and honoring him. There is nothing wrong with it; it is permissible.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 108- هل الذبح إكرامًا للضيف من الشرك؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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