THE METHOD OF SLAUGHTERING
THE METHOD OF SLAUGHTERING
When the animal is laid down facing the Qiblah recite:
اِنــِّىْ وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهـِى للـَّذِىْ فَطَرَ السَّمَوَاتِ َواْلاَارْضَ حَنِيْفًا وَّمَا اَنَا مِنَ الـْمُشـْرِكِيْنَ
In-nii waj-jah tu waj hi ya lil-la dhii fa taras-sa maa waa ti wal arda hanii faw-wa maa ana minal mush rikiin.
‘Certainly I have directed my face truly towards Him who created the Heavens and the Earth, and I am not from those who ascribe partners to Allah.’
اِنَّ صَلاَتِىْ وَ نُسُكِىْ وَ مَحْيَاىَ وَ مَمَاتِىْ لِلّهِ رَبِّ الـْعَالَمِيْنَ لاَ شَرِيْكَ لَهُ وَبِذلِكَ اُمِرْتُ وَ اَنَا مِنَ الـْمُسْلِمِيْنَ اَللهُمَّ مِنْكَ وَ لَكَ
In-na salaatii wa nusukii wa mahyaa ya wa ma maati lil-laahi rab-bil ‘aalamiin. Laa sha rii ka lahu, wa bi dhaa lika u-mirtu wa a-na minal mus li miin. Al-laa hum-ma min ka wa laka.
‘Verily my worship and my sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds. There is no partner for Him, and with that I have been commanded and I am from the Muslims. O Allah, this sacrifice is from You and is for You.’
Then the slaughter will begin. While slaughtering the animal one should only read:
بِسْمِ اللهِ , اَللهُ اَكْبَرُ
Bismil-laahi Al-laahu Akbar
‘In the name of Allah, Allah is the Greatest.’
Immediately after the sacrifice, the following Dua is read:
اَللّهُمَّ تَـقَـبَّـلْهُ مِنِّىْ كَمَا تَقَبَّلْتَ مِنْ حَبِيْبِكَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ خَلِيْلِكَ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ عَلَيْهِمَا الصَّـلاَةُ وَ السَّلاَمُ
Al-laa hum-ma ta qab-bal hu min (nii) ka maa taqab-bal ta min habiibika Muham-mad, wa khaliilika Ibraahiim, ‘a-lai hi mas-salaatu was-salaam.
‘O Allah accept from (me) like you have accepted from Your beloved Muhammad (S.A.S) and Your friend Ibraheem (A.S)’
Note: At this point the name or names of those persons whose Qurbani is being done should be called. If one is reciting the Dua in Arabic then instead of the word (Nii) in brackets, the name or names of those for whom the sacrifice is done are mentioned.