13 Virtues of Qurbānī (Ritual Animal Sacrifice During ʿEīd Al-Aḍḥā)

By Muftī Riḍa Al-Ḥaq Adapted into English by Yūsuf Badāt وَالْبُدْنَ جَعَلْنَاهَا لَكُم مِّن شَعَائِرِ اللَّـهِ لَكُمْ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ ۖ فَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّـهِ عَلَيْهَا صَوَافَّ ۖ فَإِذَا وَجَبَتْ جُنُوبُهَا فَكُلُوا مِنْهَا وَأَطْعِمُوا الْقَانِعَ وَالْمُعْتَرَّ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ سَخَّرْنَاهَا لَكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ  لَن يَنَالَ اللَّـهَ لُحُومُهَا وَلَا دِمَاؤُهَا وَلَـٰكِن يَنَالُهُ التَّقْوَىٰ مِنكُمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ سَخَّرَهَا لَكُمْ لِتُكَبِّرُوا…

The Obligation of Qurbānī During a Pandemic Lockdown

Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is ʿEīd Al-Adḥā Qurbānī (ritual animal slaughter) still mandated during the current COVID-19 pandemic lock-down, while most of us will not be able to attend a large congregational ʿEīd Al-Adḥā prayer? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Thank you/ Jazāk Allāh Khayr for contacting Mathābah…

Ten Matters You Always Wanted to Know About Qurbānī/ Udḥiyyah

By Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt ONE: What is Qurbānī/ Udhiyyah? Qurbānī, also known as Udḥiyyah, refers to a ritual religious act of slaughtering animals for God’s sake as an act of worship during the days of slaughter (ayyām al-naḥr). The practice is a physical exercise to internalize an Abrahamic lesson of sacrificing the negative, less important…