As salaamu Alaikum, QUESTION: Recently a question was asked to me, would one sacrifice be sufficient for a household even though each member of the household has the nisaab. They came across a hadith, that some here in Trinidad also follow, where it speaks of […]
RULING ON DOING QURBANI Imam Tirmizi relates a narration about the sacrifice of the Prophet (S.A.S) as follows. أَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالمَدِيْنَةِ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ يُضَحِّي كُلَّ سَنَةٍ “The Prophet (S.A.S) lived in Madina after the Hijrah for ten years and every […]
Virtues of Qurbani Doing the Qurbani is a very virtuous act in the sight of Allah. In this regard, Aisha (R.A) says that Rasulullah (S.A.S) said: مَا عَمِلَ ابْنُ آدَمَ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ عَمَلًا أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، مِنْ اِهرَاقَةِ دَمٍ، وَإِنَّهُ لَيَأْتِيْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، […]
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF UDHIYAH – QURBANI – THE SACRIFICE Udhiya, commonly known and referred to as Qurbani, is a very great act of Ibadah (worship), and is very beloved to Allah. Originating from the great sacrifice which Ibraheem (A.S), the friend of Allah offered at […]
A BRIEF HISTORY OF QURBANI We often hear the word ‘Qurbani’ or Sacrifice, but what does it really mean? ‘Qurbani’ comes from the root word ‘Qurban’ which literally means ‘every such thing or act which is a means of taking people closer to Allah. This […]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة و السلام على اشرف المرسلين و على اله و اصحابه اجمعين , و بعد All praises are for Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the final Messenger Muhammad (S.A.S). The month of Dhul Hijjah is one of the sacred […]