Sacrifice your son…

Assalamu’alaykum Dear Readers,

we hope you are all so deep in your Ibadaah during these rather holy days.

However, we would like to remind people as to why we are even doing what we are doing. Remember all that we are doing stems back to the story of Prophet Ibrahim (as) and his wife Hajar and son Isma’il (as). The whole pilgrimage is based on this family and the slaughtering of an animal is also due to the story.

Qurbani /Udhiyyah is one of the great rituals of Islam, prescribed in the Qur’an and the Sunnah of His Messenger (saw).This amazing act commemorates the obedience of Ibrahim ‘alayhis-salaam, the Imam of Islamic Monotheism, whom Allah ‘azza wajall inspired to offer his son, Isma’il, as a sacrifice to Him. Allah, in His Mercy, then ransomed Isma’il with a ram which Ibrahim sacrificed.

And Allah says,‘And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice (i.e. a ram).’ [37:107]

Due to this, Muslims sacrifice animals as an act of worship to Allah during the period from after the Eid prayer (10th Dhul Hijjah) until the last days of tashreeq.

This act of Qurbani is a confirmed Sunnah, and considered obligatory by many ‘ulama

The Messenger of Allah (saw )said,
‘Whoever offers a sacrifice after the prayer, has completed his rituals (of Eid) and followed the way of the Muslims.’
(Sahih al Bukhari)