Is it permissible to slaughter an animal for Allah to ward off harm and injury from children?
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The questioner : The Shaykh :
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I always... Is it permissible for my mother to slaughter an animal for me?
The Shaykh : She slaughters an animal for you.
The questioner : Yes, she slaughters an animal.
The Shaykh : I mean, she intends to slaughter an animal on your behalf.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Not that she slaughters an animal for you, but that she slaughters an animal for Allah on your behalf, as a protection from Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for you. There is nothing in the Shari'ah that supports such a practice.
The student : So, we should tell your mother that nothing has been reported in the Sunnah regarding this.
The Shaykh : When building a house.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Or when building a house, one must slaughter an animal. This has no basis.
The student : Even to ward off the evil eye from it.
The Shaykh : But out of gratitude to Allah, one may do whatever one wishes.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I always... Is it permissible for my mother to slaughter an animal for me?
The Shaykh : She slaughters an animal for you.
The questioner : Yes, she slaughters an animal.
The Shaykh : I mean, she intends to slaughter an animal on your behalf.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Not that she slaughters an animal for you, but that she slaughters an animal for Allah on your behalf, as a protection from Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for you. There is nothing in the Shari'ah that supports such a practice.
The student : So, we should tell your mother that nothing has been reported in the Sunnah regarding this.
The Shaykh : When building a house.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Or when building a house, one must slaughter an animal. This has no basis.
The student : Even to ward off the evil eye from it.
The Shaykh : But out of gratitude to Allah, one may do whatever one wishes.
The student: Yes.
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