Do Not Slaughter in the Name of Allah (swt ) in a Place Where Animals Are Slaughtered in the Name of Others Beside Him
Allah (swt
), says:
" Do
not ever stand [in prayer] therein. There is a mosque
whose foundation was laid on piety from the first day.
It is more worthy of your standing [for prayer]
therein. In it are men who love to be purified; and
Allah loves those who purify [themselves after
answering the call of nature]" (Qur'an
9:108)
Allah (swt
), Most High, forbids His Prophet (saas ) in this verse,
from praying in the Mosque of Harm and Disbelief,1which was the first mosque to be built on a
foundation of wicked intentions; and He commands them
(the Muslims) to pray in the mosque which was built from
the first upon a foundation of obedience to Allah (swt )
and His Messenger (saas );2
then Allah (swt ) praises the people of that mosque and
He tells us that they are meticulous in their
cleanliness and ablutions; then He informs us that he
loves those who purify themselves from all unclean
things, especially when coming from the toilet, or after
sexual intercourse, etc. And those who purify themselves
from the spiritual `filth' of Shirk.
Benefits
Derived From This Verse
1. The
prohibition of encouraging that which is false.
2. The
obligation to deny those deeds which are rejected and
whose perpetrators are abandoned.
3. The
evidence of the danger of the hypocrites to this Ummah,
and the obligation to warn against them.
4. The
superiority of The Prophet's Mosque and/or Qubaa`
Mosque.
5.
Confirmation of Allah's Divine Attribute of Love.
6. That
Islam encourages cleanliness and purity, both physical
and spiritual.
7. The
forbiddance of praying in the Mosque of Harm and
Disbelief or in the place where it stood, up to the Day
of Resurrection.
Relevance
of This Verse to the Subject of the Chapter
That it
proves that it is forbidden to carry out an act of
obedience to Allah (swt ) and His Prophet (saas ) in a
place used to carry out acts of disobedience to Allah (swt
) and His Messenger (saas ), and that includes
slaughtering animals in a place where animals are
slaughtered for others besides Allah (swt ).
Relevance
of This Verse to the Subject of
Tawheed
That it
proves the prohibition of all things which might lead in
the end to Shirk.
..ooOOoo..
It is
reported on the authority of Thabit Ibn Adh-Dhahhak (saas
) that he said: "A man vowed to sacrifice a camel
at a place called Buwanah, and he asked the Prophet (saas
) about it. He (saas ) said to him: "Does the place
contain any of the idols from the time of the Jahiliyyah?"3
They said: "No." He (saas ) then asked:
"Did the disbelievers hold any of their (religious)
festivals there?" They replied: "No." So
the Messenger of Allah (saas ) said:
"Then
fulfill your vow, for verily, vows, which entail
disobedience to Allah (swt ) or that which is beyond
the capacity of the son of Adam should not be
fulfilled."
(Narrated
by Abu Dawood, with a Sanad that meets the
conditions of acceptance laid down by Bukhari and
Muslim)
Thabit
Ibn Adh-Dhahak (ra ) informs us that a man made a vow to
slaughter a female camel in a place called Buwanah, and
so the Prophet (saas ) enquired as to whether it had
been used as a place of worship for the idols of the Jahiliyyah
or whether any of their pagan festivals had been
celebrated there. When it was made clear to him that
this was not the case, he ordered the man to fulfill his
vow. In addition to this, he then gave a general ruling
binding upon his Ummah until the Day of
Ressurrection, prohibiting the fulfillment of vows made
in disobedience to Allah (swt ) or which require of man
what is beyond his capacity.
Benefits
Derived From This Hadith
1. The
obligation to fulfill one's vows so long as it does not
entail disobedience to Allah (swt ) or some impossible
act.
2. The
lawfulness of making inquiries on the part of the Mufti
before delivering judgement.
3. The
prohibition of carrying out an act of obedience in a
place where acts of disobedience are performed.
4. The
forbiddance of fulfilling vows which entail
disobedience; instead, an act of recompense is required.4
5. That a
vow should not be taken to do something which is beyond
man's ability.
6. The
permissibility of specifying a place or a time for the
fulfillment of a vow.
Relevance
of This Hadith to the Subject of the Chapter
That it
proves the prohibition of carrying out an act of
obedience to Allah (swt ) in a place where acts of
disobedience to Him are performed, and this includes
slaughtering animals in a place where animals are
dedicated to others than Allah (swt ).
Relevance
of This Hadith to the Subject of
Tawheed
That it
proves the forbiddance of performing an act which may
lead in the end to Shirk.
Footnotes
1.
This mosque known as Masjid Dhiraar, or, the Mosque of
Harm and Disbelief, was built by the hypocrites of
Madinah in an attempt to prove their allegiance to Allah
(swt) and His Messenger (saas).
2.
It is commonly believed that the mosque referred to in
this verse is Qubaa` Mosque, on the outskirts of Madinah,
as this is the first mosque built by the Muslims after
the Hijrah (Migration) of the Muslims from Makkah to
Madinah. Ibn Katheer states that some, or a few (???) of
the Salaf held this view, while he says that a number (
(????? held that it was the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah
that was referred to in the verse. While there are some
proofs for both views, those who held the latter view
drew support from the Hadith reported by Muslim, Ahmad,
Ibn Abi Shaibah and others, on the authority of Humaid
Al-Kharraat, who said: " I heard Abu Salamah Ibn
'Abdul-Rahman say: "'Abdul-Rahman Ibn Abi Sa'eed
Al-Khudri visited me, and I said to him: "What did
you hear from your father, concerning the mosque which
was built upon a foundation of piety?" He replied:
"My father said: "I visited the Messenger of
Allah (saas) in the house of one of his wives, and I
said to him: "Oh, Messenger of Allah (saas)! Which
of the two mosques is it that was built upon a
foundation of piety?" The Prophet took a handful of
stones and beat the earth with them, then he said:
"It is this, your mosque, the Mosque of Madinah."
He (Abu Salamah) then said: "I testify that I heard
your father say likewise." Ibn Jareer At-Tabari
agreed with this, while Ibn Katheer said that there was
no contradiction in saying that both mosques were
intended - and Allah (swt) knows best.
3.
Jahiliyyah: The time of ignorance and polytheism prior
to Islam.
4.
It is reported on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas (ra) that
the Prophet (saas) said: "If anyone takes a vow to
do an act of disobedience, its atonement is the same as
that for an oath." (Narrated by Abu Dawood) - and
concerning the atonement for an oath, Allah (swt), Most
High says: [Allah will not call you to account for your
unintentional oaths, but He will hold you to account for
your deliberate oaths: For expiation, feed ten poor
persons, on a scale of what is average for the food of
your families; or clothe them; or give a slave his
freedom. If that is beyond your means, fast for three
days. That is the expiation for the oaths you have
sworn] (Qur'an 3:89)