Slaughtering camels on occasions
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Q: It is customary among some tribes to slaughter camels on occasions. Is this considered a defect in the creed?
A: This requires detailed explanation. If the camels are slaughtered for guests and to feed people, there is nothing wrong with it, and it is a prescribed act. However, if they are slaughtered upon meeting kings or upon meeting those who are honored, in order to honor them, then this is shirk (associating partners with Allah); because it is slaughtering for other than Allah, and it falls under the general meaning of the statement of Allah the Exalted: [al-Baqarah:173]. Likewise, slaughtering camels at graves to remind people of the generosity and nobility of their inhabitants is from the practices of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah), and it is an abomination that is not permissible; because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 3222Sahih (Al-Albani).
If the intention behind it is to draw near to the people of the graves, then this is major shirk (associating partners with Allah). Likewise, slaughtering for the jinn and idols is all major shirk. We ask Allah for safety from that.
A: This requires detailed explanation. If the camels are slaughtered for guests and to feed people, there is nothing wrong with it, and it is a prescribed act. However, if they are slaughtered upon meeting kings or upon meeting those who are honored, in order to honor them, then this is shirk (associating partners with Allah); because it is slaughtering for other than Allah, and it falls under the general meaning of the statement of Allah the Exalted:
and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah
وَمَا أُهِلَّ بِهِ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِThere is no slaughtering (at the grave) in Islam
لا عقر في الإسلامIf the intention behind it is to draw near to the people of the graves, then this is major shirk (associating partners with Allah). Likewise, slaughtering for the jinn and idols is all major shirk. We ask Allah for safety from that.
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