Can one buy goats of sacrifice by kilos
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and Sisters,
As Salaam
Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and
Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our
brothers/sisters has asked this question:
dear
brother, thanku so much for this wonderful forum yet again. about eid-ul-azha,
there is a common norm that the animal for slaughter, specially goats, can be
bought according to how much they weigh. a typical goat would weigh 40-50 kilos
and you can buy the goat by paying per kilo. but is this jaiz according to
islam. i have heard that this way of buying an animal for qurbani is not
recommended. please enlighten. regards,
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Answer:
Can one buy goats of
sacrifice by kilos
In
the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His
forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to
fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one
(no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam,
no dai, nobody!) worthy of
worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant
and the seal of His Messengers.
There
is absolutely no harm if one buys a goat by kilo, or by any other means.
The important thing here is the intention that one has for the
sacrifice. The intention of the one
who truly believes in Allah and the Last Day,
must be to earn and win the Pleasure and Good Will of his Lord and
Creator by following this Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws). If one’s intention is correct and
pure, then Allah has promised a great
reward for the sacrifice.
One
has to be careful not to make the sacrificial animal a show of pride, wealth,
and competition; whereby he buys
the most expensive and grandest animal,
and parades it in front of his friends and neighbors, and competes with the other believers on who
has the best animal for sacrifice.
This person is obviously more interested in making a show for himself
and his wealth; rather than earning the
Pleasure and Good Will of Allah Subhanah.
One must
be extremely humble, and sacrifice the
best animal/s he can afford; and humbly
beg and supplicate Allah Subhanah to accept his humble sacrifice; for Allah Subhanah loves those who show
humility to their Lord.
Whatever written of Truth
and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of
error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best
and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in
Islam,