Friday, October 26, 2012

What should one say when slaughtering the udhiyah?

Is there a specific du'aa' that I can recite when slaughtering the udhiyah?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The Sunnah for one whowants to slaughter the udhiyah is to say when
slaughtering it:
Bismillaah, wa Allaahu akbar, Allaahumma haadha minka wa laka, haadha
'anni (or if it is being offered on behalf of someone else, haadha'an
[fulaan]), Allaahumma taqabbal min [fulaan] wa aali [fulaan].
(In the name of Allaah, Allaah is most great. O Allaah, this is from
You and to You. This is on mybehalf (or if it is being offered on
behalf of someone else, This is on behalf of [So and so]). O Allaah,
accept (this sacrifice) from [So and so] and the family of [So and
so]) – here he should mention his name instead of [fulaan]or [So and
so].
What is obligatory here is to say Bismillaah; the rest is mustahabb
but is not obligatory.
Al-Bukhaari (5565) and Muslim (1966) narrated that Anas said: The
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) sacrificed
twohorned rams that were white speckled with black. He slaughtered
them with his own hand,said Bismillaah and Allaahu akbar, and put his
foot on their necks.
Muslim (1967) narrated from 'Aa'ishah that the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) ordered that a horned ram
be brought to him so that he could sacrificeit. He said, "O 'Aa'ishah,
give me the knife." Then he said, "Sharpen it on a stone." So she did
that, then he took it and took the ram, and he lay it down and
prepared to slaughter it. He said, "In the name of Allaah, O Allaah
accept (this sacrifice) from Muhammad and the family of Muhammad and
the ummah of Muhammad," then he sacrificed it.
Al-Tirmidhi (1521) narrated that Jaabir ibn 'Abd-Allaah said: I was
present with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
on the day of al-Adha at the prayer place. When he had finished his
khutbah he came down from his minbar and a ram was brought which the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
slaughtered with his own hand. He said, "In the name of Allaah, Allaah
is Most Great. This is on behalf of myself and on behalf of those of
my ummah who have not offered a sacrifice." Classed as saheeh by
al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.
In some reports the words "O Allaah, this is from You and to You" are
added. See Irwa' al-Ghaleel, 1138, 1152.
Allaahumma minka (O Allaah, from You) means this sacrifice is a gift
andprovision that has reached me from You. Laka (to You) means, it
issincerely for You alone.
See al-Sharh al-Mumti', 7/492.

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