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Allah (swt
), says:
" Say:
"Verily, my prayer, my slaughter, my
life and my death are [all] for Allah, the Lord of the
worlds. He has no partner: This am I commanded, and I
am the first of those who submit" (Qur'an
6:162-163)
Allah (swt
), Most High, commands His Prophet, Muhammad (saas ) to
inform the polytheists who worship gods beside Allah (swt
) that his prayers - both obligatory and supererogatory
- his slaughter of animals, everything which he does in
his life, and the correct beliefs [in Islamic
Monotheism] and righteous deeds upon which he will die
are all purely for Allah (swt ), Alone, without
partners, and that he was the first of this Ummah
to submit himself to the Will of Allah (swt ), the
Almighty, the All-powerful.
Benefits
Derived From These Verses
1. That
prayer and slaughter are acts of worship.
2. That
all of the slave's righteous deeds in this life - if he
did them seeking nearness to Allah will become acts of
worship.
3. That
what counts in deeds is one's final actions.1
4. That
sincerity in dedicating one's deeds to Allah, Alone is a
condition of their acceptance.
Relevance
of These Verses to the Subject of the Chapter
That they
prove that the slaughtering of animals is not acceptable
unless it is done in Allah's Name so that it becomes an
act of worship, and dedicating acts of worship to other
than Allah (swt ) is Shirk.
..ooOOoo..
Allah (swt
), says:
" Therefore
pray to your Lord and slaughter [animals in His Name
only]" (Qur'an 8:102)
Allah (swt
) orders His Prophet, Muhammad (saas ) to approach these
two acts of worship with humility and urgency towards
Allah (swt ), and trusting in Him and desiring to draw
near to Him; and the first (prayer) is physical and the
second (halaal slaughter)2
is financial.
Benefits
Derived From This Verse
1. The
obligation to draw near to Allah.
2. The
obligation to draw near to Him by halaal
slaughter - purely and solely for Him.
Relevance
of This Verse to the Subject of the Chapter
That it
proves that drawing near to Allah (swt ) by slaughtering
animals will not be achieved unless it is done purely
and solely for Allah (swt ) - and to slaughter an animal
in the name of other than Allah (swt ) is an act of Shirk.
Important
Note
The
narration quoted by some, in which `Ali (ra ) was said
to have explained the Word of Allah (swt ) in this verse
(Wanher) as meaning raising the hands in prayer
is rejected by scholars of Hadith and none should follow
it or depend upon it.
..ooOOoo..
It is
reported on the authority of `Ali (ra ) that he said:
"Allah's Messenger (saas ) told me four things:
"Allah
(swt ) has cursed the one who slaughters in the name
of other than Allah (swt ); Allah (swt ) has cursed
the one who curses his parents; Allah (swt ) has
cursed the one who protects and shelters the muhdith; 3
Allah (swt ) has cursed the one who alters the
land-marks. (Narrated by Muslim)
`Ali (ra
) informs us that the Prophet (saas ) told him that
Allah's curse is upon every person who attempts to get
nearer to Allah (swt ) by slaughtering an animal in the
name of other than Him, Most High, and also upon every
person who curses his parents, either directly or by
inciting others to do so, and upon every person who
gives shelter to a criminal or malefactor, and upon
every person who alters the landmarks or borders in
order to unlawfully seize the land of his neighbour
which does not belong to him.
Benefits
Derived From This Hadith
1. The
prohibition of slaughtering an animal in other than
Allah's Name.
2. The
forbiddance of cursing one's parents, either directly,
or by inciting others to do so.
3. The
prohibition of aiding and abetting criminals.
4. The
forbiddance of changing borders in order to unlawfully
acquire land or territory.
5. The
general permissibility of cursing the profligate.
Relevance
of This Hadith to the Subject of the Chapter
That the
Hadith proves the prohibition of slaughtering an animal
in other than Allah's Name, because directing an act of
worship to others beside Allah (swt ) is an act of Shirk.
..ooOOoo..
It is
reported from Tariq Ibn Shihab (ra ) that the Prophet (saas
) said:
"A
man entered Paradise because of a fly, while another
entered the Fire because of a fly." They asked:
"How was that possible, oh, Messenger of Allah (saas
)?" He replied: "Two men passed by a people
who had an idol, which it was not permissible for
anyone to pass without making a sacrifice to it. They
(the people) said to the first man: "Sacrifice
(something)." He said: "I have nothing with
which to do so." They said: "Sacrifice
some-thing, even if it were only a fly," and so
he did so, and they allowed him to continue on his way
and so he entered the Hell-fire. Then they said to the
second man: "Sacrifice (something)." But he
said: "I will not sacrifice anything unless it be
to Allah (swt ), the Almighty, the All-powerful,"
so they struck his neck (and he died) and entered
Paradise." (Narrated
by Ahmad)
The
Messenger of Allah (saas ) informs us in this Hadith
that two men - possibly they were from the Children of
Israel passed by a people who had an idol. They
requested the two men to sacrifice something to it, even
if it were only something small. The first of them
sacrificed a fly, and because of this, he was thrown in
the Hell-fire. The second, due to his strong faith and
complete Tawheed, refused to do so and so they
killed him and he entered Paradise.
Benefits
Derived From This Hadith
1. The
enormity of Shirk, even though it may be only
slight.
2. The
existence of Paradise and Hell.
3. That
even among the idol-worshipers, the action of the heart
is directed to a certain goal.
4. The
closeness of man to Paradise and Hell.
5. The
warning against sin, even though it may be considered a
small sin.
6.
Evidence of the breadth of Allah's forgiveness and the
severity of His punishment.
7. That
the most important deeds are the last ones we do in
life. 4
Relevance
of This Hadith to the Subject of the Chapter
That it
proves that it is forbidden to slaughter something as a
sacrifice to other than Allah (swt ), for such an act of
worship is Shirk.
Important
Note
This
Hadith does not contradict the Words of Him, Most High:
" except
he who is forced to do so, while his heart remains
steadfast in faith" (Qur'an16:106)
Because
the Messenger of Allah (saas ) said (fa garrab):
i.e. he attempted to draw closer to Allah (swt ) by
sacrificing the fly, and this indicates his acceptance
of the deed and it is this which caused him to enter the
Hell-fire because his heart was inclined towards it and
did not remain steadfast in faith.
Footnotes
1.
See footnonte no. 33.
2.
Halaal slaughter: Slaughter in accordance with Islamic
rites.
3.
Muhdith: A criminal or wrongdoer.
4.
See footnote no. 33.
Kitaab
At-Tawheed, Chapter: 8
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