How is the question answered regarding Ibrahim (peace be upon him) serving a whole roasted calf to a small number of people?
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The questioner : In the verse... when the angels visited Ibrahim... a roasted calf, so he served a calf to a few men...?
The Shaykh : And we mean, you understand from our words that we did not honor them with a roasted calf!! [Everyone laughs!], but my intention—may Allah bless you—is that if a roasted calf is sufficient for the gathering, then why slaughter calves and roast them, if that is the correct expression? Ibrahim (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) must have had people around him, so this roasted calf, if there was a remainder, he could distribute it and give it in charity. There is absolutely no denial of this, and it has absolutely no connection to our previous topic.
The Shaykh : And we mean, you understand from our words that we did not honor them with a roasted calf!! [Everyone laughs!], but my intention—may Allah bless you—is that if a roasted calf is sufficient for the gathering, then why slaughter calves and roast them, if that is the correct expression? Ibrahim (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) must have had people around him, so this roasted calf, if there was a remainder, he could distribute it and give it in charity. There is absolutely no denial of this, and it has absolutely no connection to our previous topic.
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