Is the 'Id sacrifice a recommended practice (sunnah) or obligatory?
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The questioner : Now, regarding the 'Id sacrifice, brother, is it a recommended practice (sunnah) or obligatory? Let's go with you, my brother.
The Shaykh : It is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah mu'akkadah). Did anyone say it is obligatory? Come on, my brother, you are not reviewing the lesson. I say: do not review the lesson. No, if you had reviewed it, you would know this is not obscure. This is clear, Badr.
The questioner : The Shaykh, the head of Sa'd ibn Tammim, said that the position is that it is obligatory.
The Shaykh : The more apparent view is that it is obligatory. Did any of the Imams hold this view? Come on, Badr.
The questioner : There is a narration with us.
The Shaykh : Yes, you did well, and it is different. And the school of Abu Hanifah, the school of Abu Hanifah. Now, then, the minimum ruling is that it is disliked (makruh) for one who is able to omit the 'Id sacrifice.
The Shaykh : It is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah mu'akkadah). Did anyone say it is obligatory? Come on, my brother, you are not reviewing the lesson. I say: do not review the lesson. No, if you had reviewed it, you would know this is not obscure. This is clear, Badr.
The questioner : The Shaykh, the head of Sa'd ibn Tammim, said that the position is that it is obligatory.
The Shaykh : The more apparent view is that it is obligatory. Did any of the Imams hold this view? Come on, Badr.
The questioner : There is a narration with us.
The Shaykh : Yes, you did well, and it is different. And the school of Abu Hanifah, the school of Abu Hanifah. Now, then, the minimum ruling is that it is disliked (makruh) for one who is able to omit the 'Id sacrifice.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 366 - هل الأضحية سُنّة أم واجبة؟ مناسك الحج والعمرة - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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