What is the wisdom behind placing a sandal in the blood of the sacrificial animal after it has been slaughtered?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. This questioner asks about the author’s (may Allah have mercy on him) statement: “And if he sends the sacrificial animal, he instructs his messenger that if it is on the verge of spoiling, he should slaughter it, then place his sandal in its blood.” What is the wisdom behind placing the sandal in its blood and then putting it on its side? Is this blood not from the slaughter?
The Shaykh:
The wisdom is clear: it is to be known that it is a sacrificial animal; it is a sign that it is a sacrificial animal. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father.
The questioner:
The rest of the question? He says: May Allah reward you. If he sends the sacrificial animal and instructs his messenger that if it is on the verge of spoiling...
The Shaykh:
Spoiling, spoiling.
The questioner:
...if it is on the verge of spoiling, he should slaughter it, then place his sandal in its blood. What is the wisdom behind placing the sandal in its blood and then putting it on its side?
The Shaykh:
This is clear; the wisdom is that it is known to be a sacrificial animal. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. This questioner asks about the author’s (may Allah have mercy on him) statement: “And if he sends the sacrificial animal, he instructs his messenger that if it is on the verge of spoiling, he should slaughter it, then place his sandal in its blood.” What is the wisdom behind placing the sandal in its blood and then putting it on its side? Is this blood not from the slaughter?
The Shaykh:
The wisdom is clear: it is to be known that it is a sacrificial animal; it is a sign that it is a sacrificial animal. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father.
The questioner:
The rest of the question? He says: May Allah reward you. If he sends the sacrificial animal and instructs his messenger that if it is on the verge of spoiling...
The Shaykh:
Spoiling, spoiling.
The questioner:
...if it is on the verge of spoiling, he should slaughter it, then place his sandal in its blood. What is the wisdom behind placing the sandal in its blood and then putting it on its side?
The Shaykh:
This is clear; the wisdom is that it is known to be a sacrificial animal. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1208] ما الحكمة من وضع النعل في دم الهدي بعد نحره؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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