Faithful Reflections

What is AI-Ud-hiyyah?      The Arabic word Ud-hiyyah' comes from the trilateral Arabic root daad •  haa • alif, represented here as d • h • aa, signifying mid-morning. The linguistic meaning of  al-Udhiyyah  is the animal that is slaughtered the day of 'Eed-Al-Ad-haa. In Sharee`ah, divinely revealed Law,  Udhiyyah  means the ritual sacrifice performed with the intention of coming closer to Allaah, the sole Creator of all being, on specific days and fulfilling explicit conditions. Hence, anything slaughtered on other days for the sake of Allaah is not an  Udhiyyah , and what is slaughtered on the designated days of sacrifice, but not directly for the sake of Allaah in fulfilment of the ritual of that day, such as a butcher slaughtering for sale, is not an  Udhiyyah.     The prescription of  Al-Ud-hiyyah    The sacrificial slaughter ( al-ud-hiyyah ) on the days of slaughter (Ayyam an-...

The Day of ‘ Arafah  (the 9 th  day of  Thul-Hijjah ):   This day surpasses other days in virtue and merit and therefore it is worth being discussed independently in order to clarify the aspects of its excellence and honour:    Firstly : It is the day of Allaah The Almighty perfected the religion and completed His favour:    It was narrated that the Jews said to ‘Umar ibn Al-Khattaab (Radi Allaahu Anhu) "Indeed you recite a verse which if had been revealed to us we would have taken that day as a day of celebration." ‘ Umar said,  "Indeed I know where and when it was revealed, and where the Messenger of Allaah  ( صلى الله عليه وسلم )  was when it was revealed! [It was revealed] on the Day of ‘Arafah, while we were, by Allaah, on ‘Arafah." Sufyaan said, "I doubt whether it was a Friday or not." Allaah The Exalted Says (what means):   { This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favour upon yo...