Is it prescribed for a poor person to borrow in order to perform the sacrifice?
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The questioner : He asks: Is this restricted to the one upon whom financial maintenance is obligatory, meaning the father?
The Shaykh : No, not at all. He sacrifices on behalf of himself and his household. One sacrificial animal is sufficient for everyone in the house. Yes.
The questioner : The questioner says: If the weak people leave Muzdalifah after the sun has set, and they stone the pillars before dawn,
The Shaykh : But you must note, may Allah bless you, that when we say this is the Sunnah, it does not mean that doing otherwise is forbidden. However, there is no doubt that adhering to the Sunnah is better than not doing so. For example, I will give you an example of two men: one stands to pray the Sunnah of Fajr but shortens it, and the other stands to pray the Sunnah of Fajr but lengthens it. Which of the two is more in accordance with the Sunnah?
The first one, who shortens it. But the second one does not sin, even though he lengthens it and acts contrary to the Sunnah; he does not sin. So, when we say that the Sunnah is for the household to limit themselves to one sacrificial animal, performed by the head of the household, it does not mean that if they sacrifice more than one, they are sinning. They are not sinning, but preserving the Sunnah is better than multiplying the acts. And Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says:[Hud 11:7]. For this reason, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent two men on an errand and they did not find water, they performed tayammum and prayed. Then they found water. One of them performed wudu and repeated the prayer, while the other did not perform wudu and did not repeat the prayer. They mentioned this to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said to the one who did not repeat it: "You have hit the Sunnah." And he said to the other: "You have received two rewards." So which of the two is better?
The one who hit the Sunnah, even though this other one has two rewards. He had two rewards because he performed two acts, intending with both to draw near to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, so he had the reward of two acts. But it is not like the one who hit the Sunnah.
The Shaykh : No, not at all. He sacrifices on behalf of himself and his household. One sacrificial animal is sufficient for everyone in the house. Yes.
The questioner : The questioner says: If the weak people leave Muzdalifah after the sun has set, and they stone the pillars before dawn,
The Shaykh : But you must note, may Allah bless you, that when we say this is the Sunnah, it does not mean that doing otherwise is forbidden. However, there is no doubt that adhering to the Sunnah is better than not doing so. For example, I will give you an example of two men: one stands to pray the Sunnah of Fajr but shortens it, and the other stands to pray the Sunnah of Fajr but lengthens it. Which of the two is more in accordance with the Sunnah?
The first one, who shortens it. But the second one does not sin, even though he lengthens it and acts contrary to the Sunnah; he does not sin. So, when we say that the Sunnah is for the household to limit themselves to one sacrificial animal, performed by the head of the household, it does not mean that if they sacrifice more than one, they are sinning. They are not sinning, but preserving the Sunnah is better than multiplying the acts. And Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says:
that He might test you as to which of you is best in deed
لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًاThe one who hit the Sunnah, even though this other one has two rewards. He had two rewards because he performed two acts, intending with both to draw near to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, so he had the reward of two acts. But it is not like the one who hit the Sunnah.
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جلسات الحج 1409هـ - 5 — binothaimeen.net (51:36)
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