The ruling on slaughtering after the prayer for rain
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Question:
The questioner, Amin Hasan, says: It is the custom of people in some regions to slaughter animals after the prayer for rain and to draw near to Allah with the descent of rain. Did this come in the Sunnah from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or is it considered a religious innovation?
Answer:
There is no basis for this except in the Festival of Sacrifice, the 'Id al-Adha, "the sacrifice," and on the days of Mina when the animals are slaughtered. As for 'Id al-Fitr, there is no slaughtering. However, if he has guests, or invites his relatives and provides them with hospitality because he invited them to lunch with him, or if guests come to him, there is nothing wrong with it. But making this an act of worship, slaughtering animals after 'Id al-Fitr and considering it a means of drawing near to Allah; this has no basis.
The questioner, Amin Hasan, says: It is the custom of people in some regions to slaughter animals after the prayer for rain and to draw near to Allah with the descent of rain. Did this come in the Sunnah from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or is it considered a religious innovation?
Answer:
There is no basis for this except in the Festival of Sacrifice, the 'Id al-Adha, "the sacrifice," and on the days of Mina when the animals are slaughtered. As for 'Id al-Fitr, there is no slaughtering. However, if he has guests, or invites his relatives and provides them with hospitality because he invited them to lunch with him, or if guests come to him, there is nothing wrong with it. But making this an act of worship, slaughtering animals after 'Id al-Fitr and considering it a means of drawing near to Allah; this has no basis.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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