What is the ruling on those who slaughter during 'Id al-Fitr, such that they make it a custom, and each one of them slaughters on this day or on the three days of the festival?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, what is the ruling on those who slaughter during 'Id al-Fitr, meaning the 'Id of Ramadan, such that they make it a custom, so that each one of them slaughters on this day or on the three days of the festival, with the evidence?
The Shaykh : The sacrificial animals are only for 'Id al-Adha, and there are no sacrificial animals for 'Id al-Fitr. The one who slaughters during 'Id al-Fitr to draw near to Allah through the slaughter is an innovator, and every religious innovation is misguidance. As for the one who slaughters during 'Id al-Fitr for the sake of the meat, not to draw near to Allah through the slaughter, we say there is nothing wrong with that. However, since he slaughters on the day of the festival, it is feared that after a long time it may become one of the rituals of the religion. In that case, we see that he should not slaughter, even if he intends the meat, because perhaps with the passage of time people will think that the day of Fitr is like the day of what? Like the day of Adha. This would open up for people a practice that Allah and His Messenger did not establish. But I told you now, my brothers, whether the intention is to draw near through the slaughter or the intention is the meat, is there a difference between these two? Yes, there is a difference between them. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave a sermon, yes. And the evidence for this and the evidence for this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) addressed the people on the Day of Sacrifice and said: meaning, and whoever slaughters after the prayer has hit the mark of the ritual. This is evidence of the difference between the one who slaughters for the ritual and the one who slaughters for the meat. So the one who slaughters for the meat has not drawn near to Allah through the slaughter; rather, he slaughtered to eat. As for the one who draws near to Allah through the slaughter, he is the one who slaughters believing that the mere act of slaughtering is a means of drawing near to Allah.
Here there is also another matter that exists among some people, which is called the "ashwa" or the "supper of the parents." Some people designate a specific day of the week in Ramadan, either Monday, Thursday, or Friday, and they slaughter an animal on it, saying, "This is my parents' ashwa." We tell him: if you intend by this slaughter to draw near to Allah through the slaughter, what is this? It is a religious innovation. And if you intend by the slaughter that you want the meat, and that instead of going to the slaughterhouse and buying meat, you slaughter it yourself and eat the meat, then this is not a religious innovation. But even so, it is good that we do not use this, because perhaps if the time passes, people will think that drawing near to Allah through slaughter is a recommended practice in the month of Ramadan, and this is not correct.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Let it be long, because a paper came to us saying... they do not hear.
The questioner : At the edges of the circle, they say they do not hear.
The Shaykh : Yes, where is the engineer, oh engineer? You? ... Where is the engineer? Raise the voice, my brother.
The student: It is raised.
The Shaykh : The people do not hear.
The student: This is the last...
The Shaykh : Is this the last thing? Where is yesterday? The people used to hear, and now they do not hear. Yesterday they heard, and now they do not hear.
The student: ... It is not from the microphone.
The Shaykh : How?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : ... All right, but if his intention is to draw near to Allah with this, then that is not permissible, because there is no slaughter by which one draws near to Allah except the udhiyah, the hady, and the 'aqiqah. The hady is what is sent to the Haram here, and the 'aqiqah is what is slaughtered for the newborn: two for a male and one for a female. Yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : There is no charity in slaughter except on the day of Adha, okay.
The Shaykh : The sacrificial animals are only for 'Id al-Adha, and there are no sacrificial animals for 'Id al-Fitr. The one who slaughters during 'Id al-Fitr to draw near to Allah through the slaughter is an innovator, and every religious innovation is misguidance. As for the one who slaughters during 'Id al-Fitr for the sake of the meat, not to draw near to Allah through the slaughter, we say there is nothing wrong with that. However, since he slaughters on the day of the festival, it is feared that after a long time it may become one of the rituals of the religion. In that case, we see that he should not slaughter, even if he intends the meat, because perhaps with the passage of time people will think that the day of Fitr is like the day of what? Like the day of Adha. This would open up for people a practice that Allah and His Messenger did not establish. But I told you now, my brothers, whether the intention is to draw near through the slaughter or the intention is the meat, is there a difference between these two? Yes, there is a difference between them. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave a sermon, yes. And the evidence for this and the evidence for this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) addressed the people on the Day of Sacrifice and said:
Whoever slaughters before the prayer, then it is only a slaughter, or rather, it is only meat he has prepared for his family.
من ذبح قبل الصلاة فإنما هو ذبح أو فإنما هو لحم قدمه لأهلهHere there is also another matter that exists among some people, which is called the "ashwa" or the "supper of the parents." Some people designate a specific day of the week in Ramadan, either Monday, Thursday, or Friday, and they slaughter an animal on it, saying, "This is my parents' ashwa." We tell him: if you intend by this slaughter to draw near to Allah through the slaughter, what is this? It is a religious innovation. And if you intend by the slaughter that you want the meat, and that instead of going to the slaughterhouse and buying meat, you slaughter it yourself and eat the meat, then this is not a religious innovation. But even so, it is good that we do not use this, because perhaps if the time passes, people will think that drawing near to Allah through slaughter is a recommended practice in the month of Ramadan, and this is not correct.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Let it be long, because a paper came to us saying... they do not hear.
The questioner : At the edges of the circle, they say they do not hear.
The Shaykh : Yes, where is the engineer, oh engineer? You? ... Where is the engineer? Raise the voice, my brother.
The student: It is raised.
The Shaykh : The people do not hear.
The student: This is the last...
The Shaykh : Is this the last thing? Where is yesterday? The people used to hear, and now they do not hear. Yesterday they heard, and now they do not hear.
The student: ... It is not from the microphone.
The Shaykh : How?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : ... All right, but if his intention is to draw near to Allah with this, then that is not permissible, because there is no slaughter by which one draws near to Allah except the udhiyah, the hady, and the 'aqiqah. The hady is what is sent to the Haram here, and the 'aqiqah is what is slaughtered for the newborn: two for a male and one for a female. Yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : There is no charity in slaughter except on the day of Adha, okay.