Is it from the Sunnah to eat from one's sacrificial animal?
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The questioner : ...to the end.
The Shaykh : No, it is not obligatory to carry a large amount. One takes it in his hand, with a stick beside him, and walks. Although I tell you, based on what I have heard, they say that if you leave the slaughterhouse with meat, you do not take a few steps before all the poor have taken it from you. That is what I have heard. So, rely on Allah, carry it on your back, and the blood is pure, praise be to Allah.
The questioner : No, Shaykh, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did this. Look, is he the one who brings it, or do they deserve it?
The Shaykh : The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was the most rigorous of people in implementing the command of Allah. And Allah the Exalted said: "Eat from it..." When the command comes, is it obligatory or recommended? Eat, eat. Everything. By Allah, I see that if you want to be safe, take some, even if it is in a small bag. Although I told you, there are people now who say to me: if we leave the slaughterhouse, we do not take a few steps before it is all taken. This is indeed what the Messenger commanded: to take a piece from every sacrificial camel.
The Shaykh : No, it is not obligatory to carry a large amount. One takes it in his hand, with a stick beside him, and walks. Although I tell you, based on what I have heard, they say that if you leave the slaughterhouse with meat, you do not take a few steps before all the poor have taken it from you. That is what I have heard. So, rely on Allah, carry it on your back, and the blood is pure, praise be to Allah.
The questioner : No, Shaykh, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did this. Look, is he the one who brings it, or do they deserve it?
The Shaykh : The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was the most rigorous of people in implementing the command of Allah. And Allah the Exalted said: "Eat from it..." When the command comes, is it obligatory or recommended? Eat, eat. Everything. By Allah, I see that if you want to be safe, take some, even if it is in a small bag. Although I told you, there are people now who say to me: if we leave the slaughterhouse, we do not take a few steps before it is all taken. This is indeed what the Messenger commanded: to take a piece from every sacrificial camel.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1646 - 4600 هل من السنة أن يأكل من هديه؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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