Islamic Stories & Reflections | By Kafayat Olubukola
Q: We are four children with our father living in adjacent but independent houses, which are all surrounded by one fence. Will one Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered by non-pilgrims) suffice on the part of all the households or should each household sacrifice one? Please advise me, may Allah reward you with the best! A: […]
Q: When a person offers the Ud-hiyah (a sacrificial animal offered by non-Muhrim), gives in charity on behalf of his dead father, supplicates to Allah for him or visits his grave, does the dead person know that it was his son who did so on his behalf? A: The evidence derived from the Shar`y texts […]
Q: A discussion about Ud-hiyah took place. Some people were of the view that it is illegal to write in a persons will to slaughter an Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered by non-pilgrims), because the Prophet (peace be upon him), his Sahabah (Companions, may Allah be pleased with them) and the Rightly-Guided Caliphs did not do […]
Q: What supplication should be recited on slaughtering Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered by non-pilgrims) on the occasion of the blessed `Eid-ul-Adha (the Festival of the Sacrifice)? A: On slaughtering the Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered by non-pilgrims), a person has to say: (in the Name of Allah) and it is Mustahab (desirable) to say: [Allahu […]
Q: Is it permissible for a Muslim to offer a castrated ram as an Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered by non-pilgrims)? A: Offering a castrated ram as an Ud-hiyah is permissible, because this is not a blemish but it is better for the flesh of the animal. It was authentically reported that: The Prophet (peace […]
ANSWER The best animal for sacrifice is a camel, then a cow, then a sheep, then a share of a camel or cow, because the Prophet (peace be upon him) said concerning Jumu`ah (Friday) Prayer, “…Whoever goes for the prayer (in the first hour i.e. early), it is as if he had sacrificed a camel […]
