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The Etiquettes of Slaughtering
Sheikh Muhammad bin Saalih Al-Uthaimeen
(May Allah show mercy to him)
SOURCE: Talkhees Ahkaam-ul-Udhiyah wadh-Dhakaat PRODUCED BY:
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There are certain etiquettes one must abide by when slaughtering
an
animal for a sacrificial offering. However, these etiquettes are
notconditional for the validity of a sacrifice. So the sacrifice is
still valid even in
their absence. Among these etiquettes are:
1. He should face the Qiblah with the animal at the time of
slaughtering.
2. He must slaughter the animal in a good manner, which is by
quickly and
firmly passing a sharpened blade over the neck area.
Some scholars hold the view that this etiquette is obligatory
based on the
implication found in the Prophets saying: "Verily Allaah has
prescribed
proficiency in everything. So when you kill, kill proficiently.
And when you
sacrifice, sacrifice proficiently. Each of you should sharpen
his blade and
lessen the pain inflicted on his sacrificial offering."
[Reported by Muslim]
This opinion is the correct view.
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3. The slaughter of a camel must be done by cutting the area
just below the
neck and above the chest. This is known as nahr. As for all
other types of
animals, their necks should be sliced.
A camel should be slaughtered while standing and with its
(front) left leg
tied. If it is difficult to do it this way, the camel can be
slaughtered while
kneeling.
As for all of the other animals, they are to be slaughtered
while lying flat on
their left side. However, if the one slaughtering is a lefty, he
may use his left
hand and lay the animal down on its right side. This is so long
as doing itthis way is easier upon the animal and more convenient
for the one
slaughtering.
It is also prescribed for him to place his foot on the collar of
the animal to
give him better control. As for making the animal kneel and
tying its legs
together, there is no basis for this in the Sunnah. Some
scholars mentioned
that one of the reasons why the legs should not be tied is so
that theoutflow of blood can increase as a result of the animals
constant motion
and instability.
4. The throat and esophagus of the animal should be cut in
addition to its
jugular veins. For more on this, refer to the discussion on this
under the
eighth condition of slaughtering.
5. The blade should be concealed from the view of the animal
when
sharpening it. This means that the animal should not see the
blade until the
time of the actual slaughter.
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6. One should glorify Allaah (by saying Allaahu Akbar) after
mentioning His
Name (by saying Bismillaah) when slaughtering.
7. One should name the person whom the sacrificial offering
(udhiyah) or
aqeeqah is being performed for after mentioning Allaahs Name
and
glorifying Him. He should also ask Allaah to accept it from
him.
So for example, he should say: "In the Name of Allaah, Allaah is
the
Greatest. O Allaah, this is from You and for You on behalf of
me"if he is
performing the slaughter for himself or "on behalf of so and
so"if theslaughter is being done on behalf of someone else. And he
should say: "O
Allaah, accept this from me"if he is performing the slaughter
for himself
or"accept this from so and so"if the slaughter is being done on
behalf of
someone else.
Published on: December 18, 2007
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