Explanation of the Book of Friday Prayer and the Two Festivals-07b
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The reciter: Abdullah ibn Yusuf narrated to us, Al-Layth narrated to us, Kathir ibn Furqad narrated to me, from Nafi', from Ibn 'Umar: Sahih al-Bukhari 5903.
The Shaykh : His statement: "He used to slaughter or butcher," the apparent meaning is that it is doubt from the narrator, and it is permissible that it means the conjunction "and," meaning he used to slaughter and butcher. This is the apparent practice of al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him), because the chapter heading is: "The Chapter on Slaughtering and Butchering on the Day of Sacrifice at the Musalla."
And this was prescribed for two reasons. The first reason is to display this great religious symbol, for the sacrificial animals are among the symbols of Allah, and slaughtering is among the symbols of Allah, so having it at the Musalla makes the display of the symbol more apparent. The second is so that their meat can be distributed as charity to the poor and as a gift to the rich. Is it prescribed for anyone other than the imam to do so? The answer is: Yes, it is prescribed for anyone other than the imam to slaughter at the Musalla.
Is the intended meaning of the Musalla the area around it, or the Musalla itself, which is the place of prayer? The intended meaning is the former, i.e., the area around the Musalla, because the Musalla is a mosque, and it is not permissible to shed blood in it, because it defiles and makes it ritually impure.
This Sunnah has been abandoned for a long time. We have not experienced it, and it was not transmitted from our fathers and grandfathers. It has been abandoned for a time, and yet it is part of the Sunnah. Yes.
Narrated Anas: The hair of the Prophet (ﷺ) used to hang down up to his shoulders.
أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان ينحر أو يذبح بالمصلىThe Shaykh : His statement: "He used to slaughter or butcher," the apparent meaning is that it is doubt from the narrator, and it is permissible that it means the conjunction "and," meaning he used to slaughter and butcher. This is the apparent practice of al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him), because the chapter heading is: "The Chapter on Slaughtering and Butchering on the Day of Sacrifice at the Musalla."
And this was prescribed for two reasons. The first reason is to display this great religious symbol, for the sacrificial animals are among the symbols of Allah, and slaughtering is among the symbols of Allah, so having it at the Musalla makes the display of the symbol more apparent. The second is so that their meat can be distributed as charity to the poor and as a gift to the rich. Is it prescribed for anyone other than the imam to do so? The answer is: Yes, it is prescribed for anyone other than the imam to slaughter at the Musalla.
Is the intended meaning of the Musalla the area around it, or the Musalla itself, which is the place of prayer? The intended meaning is the former, i.e., the area around the Musalla, because the Musalla is a mosque, and it is not permissible to shed blood in it, because it defiles and makes it ritually impure.
This Sunnah has been abandoned for a long time. We have not experienced it, and it was not transmitted from our fathers and grandfathers. It has been abandoned for a time, and yet it is part of the Sunnah. Yes.