Is it permissible to offer a sacrifice in gratitude to Allaah for a specific blessing?

Is it permissible for a person who has bought a car or a house to offer a sacrifice in gratitude to Allaah?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
The blessings that Allaah bestows upon people are many, and His bounty andgenerosity towards them are vast. A blessing can only be responded to by giving thanks and appreciating it. Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, has enjoined giving thanks to Him, for He is Appreciative and loves those who give thanks.
Allaah says (interpretationof the meaning):
“So eat of the lawful and good food which Allaah has provided for you. And be grateful for the Graces of Allaah, if it is He Whom you worship”
[al-Nahl 16:144]
“seek your provision fromAllaah (Alone), and worship Him (Alone), and be grateful to Him. To Him(Alone) you will be brought back”
[al-‘Ankaboot 29:17]
Part of being grateful to Allaah is seeking to draw closer to Him by means ofdifferent kinds of acts of worship and to endear oneself to Him by means of good deeds such as prayer, zakaah, fasting and so on.
Another part of being grateful to Allaah is givingthanks to Him by means of sacrifice rituals, which means offering a sacrifice for the sake of Allaah.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in his commentary on the verse “Therefore turn in prayer to your Lord and sacrifice (to Him only)” [al-Kawthar 108:2]:
What is meant is that prayer and sacrifice are the best of the things by means of which one may draw closer to Allaah, and the usage of the word fa (translated here as “therefore”) points to the reason, i.e., doing that – prayer and sacrifice – in gratitude for that which Allaah has given him of al-Kawthar (a river in Paradise) and much goodness. So he should give thanks to the One Who has blessed him and worship Him, and the twogreatest types of worship are these two acts of worship; indeed, prayer is the ultimate act of worship. It is as if He is saying to him: We have given you al-Kawthar and a great deal of goodness, and We have blessed you with that because you have been doing these two acts of worship in gratitude for Our blessing to you; these are the reasons why We have bestowed these blessings upon you, so do these two things for Us, for prayer and sacrifice are surrounded by blessings that come before them and after them. The best financial act of worship is sacrifice and the best physical act of worship is prayer, and the benefits that a slave of Allaah may gain from prayer cannot be compared to any othertype of worship, as is known by those whose hearts are alive and those of high aspirations. Adding to it the benefits of offering sacrifice, whichis a sign of devotion to Allaah and thinking positively of Him, and having strong certainty and faith about that which is in the hand of Allaah is something wonderful, if that is accompanied by faith and sincerity. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) obeyed the command of his Lord and prayed and sacrificed a great deal to Him; he even sacrificed sixty-three camels with his own hand during the Farewell Pilgrimage, and he used to offer sacrifices on the Eids and at other times. End quote.
Majmoo’ al-Fataawa 916/532).
If Allaah bestows a great blessing upon a person – and all His blessing are great – then it is mustahabb for him to give thanks to Allaah for itby showing kindness to people, so he should offer a sacrifice and make food and invite his brothers and friends, and give charity to those who are in need.
It says in al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah (26/180-181):
It is mustahabb to give thanks anew when new blessings come, by speaking words of praise. Gratitude for that may also be expressed by doing acts of worship, which includes offering a sacrifice or inviting peopleto a meal. The fuqaha’ have mentioned the kindsof meals that may be offered when blessing arerenewed, such as the wakeerah which is made for a new home, or naqee’ah which is made on the return of an absentloved one, and hidhaaq which is done when a child completes a reading of the Qur’aan./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

Meaning of Allah breathed His soul into man

Assalam-o-Alaikum,
I have recently come across some people who believe that the verse in
Surah As Sajdah "Then He proportioned him and breathed into him from
His soul and made for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are
yougrateful." refers to soul which was made of Allah'snoor. Can I get
any explanation from Imam Bukhari's Kitab ul Tafseer?Plus, does it
make any sense to you that spirit (and not the body) was made of
Allah's noor and is eternal i.e the bodies will decay but the spirits
are there in Barzakh and cannot die? Any help would be appreciated.
JazakAllah!

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4a] How can he rid himself of jealousy towards his brothers?

4a]
the evil deeds
[Hood 11:114]
3- Reading the seerah (biography) of the Messenger
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), seeing how hekept away
from hasad and how he loved good for others, even for his enemies.
Among the useful books on seerah is Noor al-Yaqeen fi Seerat Sayyid
al-Mursaleen.
[Translator's note: a well-known book of seerah which is available in
English is "Al-Raheeq al-Makhtoom (the Sealed Nectar) – Biography of
theNoble Prophet (peace andblessings of Allaah be upon him), by
Safi-ur-Rahmaan al-Mubarakpuri]
4- Reading the biographies and stories ofthe Sahaabah
in books such as Suwar min Hayaatal-Sahaabah by 'Abd al-Rahmaan Ra'fat
al-Basha)
5- If any such thoughts (of hasad, etc.) cross your
mind, then seek refuge with Allaah from the accursed Shaytaan, and
keep yourself busy with something that will make you forget these
insinuating whispers and thoughts.
6- If the Shaytaan manages to instil hasad in your
heart, then beware lest you say or do anything which will show that
hasad. Every person has his or her share of hasad. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn
Taymiyah said: "Nobody is free fromhasad, but the noble person hides
it whilst the base person shows it." (Amraad al-Quloob). A person will
not be brought to account for whatever crosses his mind, but he will
be brought to account for what he says and does. The Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah will forgive my
ummah for their mistakes, what they forget and what theyare forced to
do." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2033).
7- If you feel that you are jealous of a specific
person, then buy him a gift and shake hands with him. The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Shake hands, for
this will dispel rancour, and exchange gifts and love one another, for
this will dispel hatred." (Narrated by Maalik in al-Muwatta', 1413).
Hasad is the result of hatred, whose oppositeis love, the way of which
is giving gifts and spreading (the greeting of) salaam, because the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "You will
not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until
you love one another. Shall I not tell you of that which will
strengthen love between you? Spread (the greetingof) salaam amongst
yourselves." (Narrated by Muslim, 81).
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said in his bookAmraad al-Quloob
(diseases of the heart):
"Whoever find in himself any hasad towards another has to try to
neutralize it by means of taqwa (piety, consciousness of Allaah) and
sabr (patience). So he should hate that (the feeling of hasad) in
himself… But the one whodoes wrong to his brotherby word or deed will
be punished for that. The onewho fears Allaah and is patient, however,
is not included among the wrongdoers, and Allaah will benefit him by
his taqwa."
And Allaah knows best.

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4] How can he rid himself of jealousy towards his brothers?

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to be a true beliver 1 quility is to love for your brother what u love
for yourself. Al humdurilla this is easy to do with my blood brother,
but very difficult to do this for any of my muslim brothers except a
few , the reason being is that when i see my muslim brother betterthen
me in anything i feel jealous, i thing it's pride(brother i make
duaato allah to forgive me for felling like this but when isee my
muslim brother again,this feeling comes back again)
I want to fell happy seeing my muslim brotherprosper and i want to
fell sad when he's sad.but whenever i see people praising my muslim
brother i fell jealous.
i also fell like wanting formy muslim brother janatul ferdose but
whenever my muslim brother tells me something which will benefit me
for deen, i want to practice it but saythan comes and tell me that if
i practice it then my muslim brother would get the same rewards as i
would and sohis stage will be higher then minein jannah, my nafs
sometimes fall for this trap. i would like to knowhow i can get total
cure from this problem.
Praise be to Allaah.
What every Muslim is obliged to do, as you mentioned, is to love for
his brother what he loves for himself of good things,and to hate for
his brother what he hates for himself of bad things. Thisdoes not mean
that he cannot like for himself what he likes for others. Ifhe sees
that his brother has something that he does not, and he wishes that he
had it too, this is ghibtah (envy that is free from malice); if he
wishes that the blessing would be taken away from them, this is called
hasad (destructive jealousy).
The Muslim needs to strive against his own self(jihaad al-nafs) so
that his heart will be free of jealousy towards his Muslim brothers.
If he sincerely loves his brothers, most of these problems from which
he is suffering will disappear.When the Muslim realizes how great his
virtue and status will be when he loves his brothers and loves good
things for them, and when he knows how great his reward will be if he
treats them well, this will motivate him to treat them well in all
ways, andto strive to benefit his brothers instead of being
preoccupied with jealous thoughts of what they have and he doesn't.
Shaykh Muhammad al-Duwaysh.
You have to think long and hard about the wordsof Allaah
(interpretation of the meaning):
"That is the Grace of Allaah which He bestows on whom He wills
[al-Maa'idah 5:54]
"It is We Who portion out between them their livelihood in this world,
and We raised some of them above others in ranks, so that some may
employ others in their work
[al-Zukhruf 43:32]
Hasad (destructive jealousy) causes a great deal of harm in this
worldand in the Hereafter. Al-Tirmidhi narrated from al-Zubayr ibn
al-'Awaam that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said:
"There has come to you the disease of the nations before you, jealousy
and hatred. This is the 'shaver' (destroyer); I do not say that it
shaves hair, but that it shaves (destroys) faith. By the One in
WhoseHand is my soul, you will not enter Paradise until you believe,
and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I not tell
you of that which will strengthen love between you? Spread (the
greetingof) salaam amongst yourselves." (A hasan hadeeth. Jaami'
al-Tirmidhi, 2434).
Concerning the meaning of the phrase "it shaves (destroys) faith",
al-Tayyibi said: "i.e., hatred takes away faith like a razor takes
away hair." (Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi bi Sharh Jaami' al-Tirmidhi).
It seems, my brother, thatyou know the ruling and are aware of the
consequences, and that you want to rid yourself of this blameworthy
characteristic. Here are some solutions for you.
1- Make du'aa' (supplication) to Allaah and ask Him to
rid you of this problem. The Prophet(peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) used to say in his du'aa', "Wa'hdi qalbi wa'slul sakheemata
sadri (guide my heart and remove ill will from my breast)." Thephrase
"guide my heart" means to the straight path, and "remove ill will from
my breast" means take away all insincerity, rancour and hatred.
2- Pondering themeanings of the Qur'aan and reading it
frequently, especially the verses which speak of hasad (destructive
jealousy), because reading the Qur'aan brings one a great deal of
hasanaat (reward for good deeds). Allaah says (interpretationof the
meaning):
"Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds
[Hood 11:114] :->

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