| It is, however, an irony that some of the "learned" Muslims of our time, who follow neither the Qur'an nor the Sunnah, and are only guided by personal whims, have declared that if there is a consensus of opinion of the Muslims, they can give up the practice of sacrifice on the occasion of 'Id | |
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| Clara Courtenay Poynter Bell , 1885 | English - Sahih International : Their meat will not reach Allah nor will their blood but what reaches Him is piety from you Thus have We subjected them to you that you may glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and give good tidings to the doers of good• They have been enjoined to be grateful to Allah because He has subjected these animals for the good of all human beings |
It should be noted well that the command of sacrifice as contained in verses 36 and 37 is not for the pilgrims alone and that the performance of sacrifice is not confined to Makkah on the occasion of Hajj.
11| Therefore they are required to sacrifice the animals during these days so that they may spiritually join those who go to Makkah to perform Hajj | Swahili - Al-Barwani : Nyama zao hazimfikii Mwenyezi Mungu wala damu zao lakini unamfikia uchamngu wenu Namna hivi tumewadhalilisha kwenu ili mumtukuze Mwenyezi Mungu kwa alivyo kuongoeni Na wabashirie wafanyao mema• One of the sentences uttered at the time of sacrifice is Allahumma minka wa laka O Allah, this animal is Thine and is presented to Thee |
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| Clara Courtenay Poynter Bell , 1885 | Melayu - Basmeih : Daging dan darah binatang korban atau hadiah itu tidak sekalikali akan sampai kepada Allah tetapi yang sampai kepadaNya ialah amal yang ikhlas yang berdasarkan taqwa dari kamu Demikianlah Ia memudahkan binatangbinatang itu bagi kamu supaya kamu membesarkan Allah kerana mendapat nikmat petunjukNya Dan sampaikanlah berita gembira dengan balasan yang sebaikbaiknya kepada orangorang yang berusaha supaya baik amalnya• It is a general command for all those Muslims who are well off |
Somali - Abduh : Ma gaadho Eebe Hilibkeedu iyo Dhiiggeedu waxaase Gaadha ka Dhawrsoonidiinna Saasaana Eebe idiinku Fududeeyaa inaad ku Waynaysaan wuxuu idinku Hanuuniyey una Bishaaree kuwa Wanaagga Fala• Indonesia - Bahasa Indonesia : Dagingdaging unta dan darahnya itu sekalikali tidak dapat mencapai keridhaan Allah tetapi ketakwaan dari kamulah yang dapat mencapainya Demikianlah Allah telah menundukkannya untuk kamu supaya kamu mengagungkan Allah terhadap hidayahNya kepada kamu Dan berilah kabar gembira kepada orangorang yang berbuat baik• Image: Morning Prayer of Bedaween a man praying the Islamic prayer , by Leopold Carl Muller - from the book: Egypt: Descriptive, Historical, and Picturesque- Vol.
7| you should glorify Allah" at the time of sacrifice verbally also in order to acknowledge that the animals really belong to Allah and to no one else | 1 - by Georg Ebers tr |
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The only dispute is whether it is obligatory in nature or only a Sunnah.
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