The Dhaka Times Desk Today's discussion is about how to perform animal sacrifice or the things that are very important to be observed in animal sacrifice.
We all know that one of the two major religious festivals of the Muslim Ummah is Eid al-Adha or Eid al-Adha. In Surah Hajj, it is said about the sacrifice, 'Its flesh and blood do not reach Allah, but your piety does.' He only witnesses the extent to which the servants of Allah are ready to show sacrifice and fear of Allah and obey the instructions of Allah. Teaching of Qurbani- The main teaching of Qurbani is self-sacrifice. Besides, sacrificing the animal of the mind with the animal of the forest is the teaching of sacrifice. If we can sacrifice the animalistic natures in our mind along with the sacrifice, then our sacrifice will be worthwhile. Selection of the sacrificial animal is an important matter in accordance with Islamic rules of sacrifice. Information obtained from the articles of various Kitabadis and Muhaqke scholars is provided below.
Selection of sacrificial animals
# Cows, goats, camels and goats are some of the domesticated animals that are allowed to be sacrificed. Apart from these animals, no matter how valuable, sacrifice with them is not permissible.
# Goats, sheep and goats must be at least one year old.
# If he is a little younger but is so fat that he does not look younger than one-year-olds, then his sacrifice is permissible.
# Goats must not be less than one year old under any circumstances.
# Cows and buffaloes should be at least 2 years old.
# Camel should be at least 5 years old.
# The sacrificial animal is good and well-fed.
# An animal that is limping i.e. walking on three legs - cannot put one foot on the ground or cannot be sacrificed.
# The sacrifice shall not be made by an animal that has no teeth.
# It is not permissible to sacrifice an animal whose ears have not yet been born.
# Sacrifice by an animal whose horn breaks off from the root is not valid. However, the sacrifice is permissible from an animal whose horns are not raised or partially broken.
# It is not permissible to sacrifice an animal that is blind in both eyes or one-third or more of its vision is lost.
# An animal whose ear or tail has been cut off by a third or more is not eligible for sacrifice.
# Sacrifice by animals that are too lean and weak is not valid.
# After purchasing a good animal, there is a fault that makes the sacrifice not valid - then the sacrifice itself will be invalid.
# Sacrifice of pregnant animals is permissible. If the baby in the womb is found alive then that baby should also be slaughtered. However, it is makruh to sacrifice such an animal when it is close to giving birth.
# Sacrifice of barren animals is permissible.
Source: Online.
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