Author: M. Asem Ismail Zahi
The history of Sacrifice and its truth (3rd part)
Virtues of sacrifice in hadith:
Umm al-Mu’Minin Ayesha Siddiqa, may Allah be pleased with her, narrates from the blessed Messenger of Islam, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who said: “On the day of Eid, no human action is more pleasing to Allah than sacrifice, and the sacrificed animal will come alive on the Day of Judgment with its horns, hair and hooves. ; Undoubtedly, before the blood of the victim reaches the ground, the victim is accepted by Allah Almighty; So, sacrifice with a happy heart.”
Hazrat Zayd Ibn Arqam says: One of the companions of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, asked him: “O Messenger of Allah, why do we sacrifice?” He replied: Sacrifice is the tradition of your father Ibrahim. It was asked again; So what lies in sacrifice for us? They said: Instead of every hair of the sacrificial animal, Allah Almighty will give you one good deed. They asked: O Messenger of Allah, how about wool? They replied: For every strand of wool of the sacrificial animal, you get one good deed.
Ali Morteza says that the Prophet, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: “O people, make a sacrifice and be rewarded by slaughtering it; With the first drop of blood that falls from the victim to the ground, it is exposed to the acceptance of Allah Almighty.
In another hadith narrated by Abdullah bin Abbas, the Prophet, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: “Spending capital on the day of Eid is not as virtuous as sacrificing.”
Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, says: “The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, lived in Madinah for ten years, and in these ten years, he never stopped sacrificing.”
There are many hadiths about the virtue of sacrifice that it is impossible to mention them all here. In the virtue of sacrifice, it is enough that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to sacrifice two animals every year, one for himself and the other for his needy people. They even sacrificed a goat once and said while slaughtering it: «اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ هَذَا عَنِّى وَعَمَّن لَم يُضَحٌ مِن أُمَّتِي» “O Allah, (this sacrifice) is on my behalf and everyone from my nation who has not sacrificed.”
After his death, Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) used to slaughter two animals on the day of Eid. One day, Hanash bin Abdullah Sanani asked him about this, and Ali Morteza replied: “The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, bequeathed to me that after my death, when you used to sacrifice an animal for yourself, you should also sacrifice an animal for me.”
With the above verses and traditions in mind, the following teachings can be obtained:
1- The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, never stopped sacrificing.
2- The memorial sacrifice and Sunnah of Ibrahim Khalilul Rahman.
3- Sacrifice is one of the rites of Islam and keeping these rites alive shows the aliveness of the Muslim heart.
4- The sacrifice has a face and a truth; The face of the sacrifice is the slaughter of an animal, and its truth is to achieve piety and morality.
5- The most precious thing that can be done on the day of Eid is to sacrifice.
6- Sacrifice in this world causes sins to be forgiven and the needy to be arrested, and in the Hereafter, it will lead to the attainment of Allah’s pleasure and satisfaction.
7- By shedding the first drop of the blood of the sacrificial animal, the minor sins of the sacrificial person are forgiven.
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