Tag Archives: Udhiyah

July, 2020

• 6 July

  An unreliable virtue of udhiyah

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever sacrifices an animal [for udhiyah/qurbani] with a happy heart, anticipating reward for his sacrifice, it will serve as a veil/barrier against the fire.”

June, 2020

• 30 June

  Authenticity of the Hadith regarding witnessing the udhiyah/qurbani animal being slaughtered

  Question What is the status of this Hadith? عن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لفاطمة: قومي إلى أضحيتك فاشهديها فإن لك بأول قطرة تقطر من دمها يغفر لك ما سلف من ذنوبك قالت: يا رسول الله، هذا لنا أهل البيت خاصة أو لنا وللمسلمين عامة؟ قال: بل لنا وللمسلمين عامة

August, 2019

• 8 August

  Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) ate the meat of his udhiyah/qurbani animal on journey

  Question Is this narration authentic? ذبح رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ضحيته ثم قال: يا ثوبان، أصلح لحم هذه فلم أزل أطعمه منها حتى قدم المدينة
• 5 August

  Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum) trying to emulate the udhiyah/qurbani animal of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)

  Question With reference to this post, I was interested to know if the Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum) emulated Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) in this aspect. I came across the following narration in Sunan Ibn Majah: حدثنا يونس بن ميسرة بن حلبس، قال: خرجت مع أبي سعيد الزرقي، صاحب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إلى شراء الضحايا، قال يونس: فأشار …
• 2 August

  Sharpening the knife before slaughter and hastening to slaughter the udhiyah/qurbani

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) commanded that the knives be sharpened [before slaughtering the animal] and that it be concealed from the animals, and he said ‘When you slaughter the animal, then hasten in the slaughter [to cause the least amount of pain to the animal].'”
• 1 August

  A description of the animal Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) slaughtered for udhiyah/qurbani

  Question I have a desire to emulate Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) in the udhiyah/qurbani animal he slaughtered. Kindly provide me with a description of the sheep as mentioned in the Hadith.

July, 2018

• 5 July

  The narrator, Abu Ramlah

  Question Could you kindly advise on the strength of this narration which I have sourced from Sharh Mukhtasar Tahawi, vol. 7 pg. 311, as there is a narrator by the name of Abu Ramlah روى الشعبي وسليمان التيمي وغيرهما عن أبي رملة الحنفي، واسمه عامر – بصري – عن مخنف بن سليم عن النبي عليه الصلاة والسلام أنه قال: يا أيها …

September, 2017

• 20 September

  Did Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) slaughter the damm shukr on behalf of his wives?

  Question In the following narration recorded in Sahih Muslim (1211): أهدى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن نسائه البقر Does this refer to Damm Shukr?

September, 2016

• 11 September

  Sayyiduna ‘Ali slaughtering on behalf of Nabi (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam)

  Question عن علي رضي الله عنه أنه كان يضحى بكبشين أحدهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم والآخر عن نفسه فقيل له فقال أمرني به يعني النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم فلا أدعه أبدا Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) slaughtered two sheep for Udhiyah, one on behalf of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) and the other for himself, he was …
• 7 September

  To eat the liver from one’s animal of sacrifice (Qurbani/Udhiyah)

  Question What is the status of the following narration and does it prove that it’s a Sunnah to eat liver of the Qurbani animal first?  كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْفِطْرِ لَمْ يَخْرُجْ حَتَّى يَأْكُلَ شَيْئًا، وَإِذَا كَانَ الأَضْحَى لَمْ يَأْكُلْ شَيْئًا حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ، وَكَانَ إِذَا رَجَعَ أَكَلَ مِنْ كَبِدِ أُضْحِيَّتِهِ  

August, 2016

• 16 August

  Du’a after slaughtering (Udhiyah/Qurbani)

  Question What is the reference for the following du’a to be recited after slaughtering: اَللّهُمَّ تَقَبَّلْهُ مِنِّي كَمَاْ تَقَبَّلْتَ مِنْ حَبِيْبِكَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَّخَلِيْلِكَ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ عَلَيهِمَا الصَّلوةُ وَالسَّلامُ Allahuma taqabalhu mini kama taqabalta min habibika Muhammadin wa khalilika Ibrahima ‘alayhimas salatu wa sallam

September, 2014

• 26 September

  Is it mustahab not to remove hair and nails during the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah?

  Question A Muslim doing Qurbani should not clip his nails or remove hair, is this correct? Please provide the proof from Hadith for this.
• 16 September

  The virtue of Qurbani/Udhiyah

  Question What is the authenticity of the following Hadiths: 1) There is nothing dearer to Allah during the days of Qurbani than the sacrificing of animals. The sacrificed animal shall come on the Day of Qiyamah with its horns, hair, and hooves (to be weighed on a persons good deeds). The sacrifice is accepted by Allah before the blood reaches the ground. Therefore …