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Dhabh
Dhabh literally
means the act of slaughtering; however,
in Hajj it refers to the slaughter of an
animal. The history of offering animal
sacrifice is as old as human history
itself. In different ages man has
expressed his faith, love, devotion and
humility to God or gods in different
ways. There were even times throughout
the earth when humans offered other
humans as sacrifices to gods of their
own invention. However, Divine Law
forbade all such sacrifices. The
Shareeah (law) of Allah refined and
reformed this human sentiment and
directed it toward Allah alone.
The
first sacrifices in human history were
offered by the two sons of Adam and the
incident has been described in the
Qur'an as thus, 
And tell
them accurately about the story of
Adam's sons. When they offered their
sacrifice, one was accepted and the
other was not.
(5:27)
Since
Adam's time, the offering of animal
sacrifices has been an essential part of
all the rites of the divinely revealed
religions with only slight variations.
The Qur'an says,
We have
appointed for every community a time of
sacrifice so that people may mention the
name of Allah over the cattle which he
has given them.
(22:34)
The
animal sacrifices offered by Muslims all
over the world during the Festival of
Sacrifice ('Eed al-Adhaa), is in memory
of the supreme spirit of sacrifice
offered by Prophet Ibraaheem. The act of
sacrificing an animal confirms the fact
that all of man's possessions actually
belong to Allah and that he is ready and
willing to give it all away for Allah's
sake. This training should eventually
produce a spirit of self-sacrifice and
willingness to sacrifice even one's own
life for Allah and His religion, Islam.
The Prophet (صلى الله عليه
وسلم) himself was commanded to
revive and perpetuate
this spirit of sacrifice and devotion in
all aspects of life and declare as Allah
commanded in the Qur'an,
Verily
my Salaah, my rites of worship
(sacrifice), my life and my death are
all for Allah, the Lord of all the
worlds, who is without partner. This is
what I have been enjoined to do and I am
the first to surrender to Him in Islam.
(6:162-163)
Allah
further clarifies for us that it is the
spirit behind the sacrifice more so than
the physical act of sacrifice which is
of importance to Him saying,
The flesh
and blood of animals do not reach Allah,
but what reaches Him is (the spirit of)
your piety.
(22:31)
During
Hajj, the sacrifice can be made in Minaa
or in Makkah itself after the stoning of
the largest Jamrah. Those who are unable
to make Hajj are also encouraged to make
a sacrifice at home. This was the
practice of the Prophet (صلى الله
عليه وسلم) as confirmed in a
narration of 'Umar, who said, "The
Prophet (صلى الله عليه
وسلم) lived in Madeenah for ten
years and offered sacrifice every
year."
Those
unable to sacrifice at home are advised
to clip their hair, finger nails,
moustaches and pubic hair on the tenth
of Dhul-Hijjah, in accordance with the
following narration by 'Abdullaah ibn 'Amr
ibn al-'Aas: The Prophet (صلى
الله عليه
وسلم) said, 
I
have been commanded to celebrate 'Eed on
the tenth of Dhul-Hijjah, for Allah has
appointed it as a day of festivity.
A man asked, "Oh Messenger of
Allah! What if I have only one goat
which supplies me with milk? Should I
sacrifice it?" The Prophet (صلى
الله عليه وسلم) replied,
No,
but instead you should cut your hair,
clip your nails (toes and finger), trim
your moustache and shave your pubic hair
on the day of sacrifice; this will be a
substitute for the sacrifice.
The
pilgrim who intended Hajj Tamattu' and
is unable to slaughter must fast three
days during Hajj and seven days on his
return to his family. The Prophet (صلى
الله عليه وسلم) forbade
fasting
on the day of Arafat (9th) as well as
the 'Eed (10th) but allowed fasting
during the three days of Tashreeq (11,
12, 13th).
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