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Sayyidunā Ismā’īl عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام further said to his father: Dear father! Tie me tightly with ropes before you slaughter me so that I do not move lest my reward should get reduced. Also please protect your clothes from the splashes of my blood because my mother will get grieved if she sees it. Sharpen the knife so that it runs properly over my throat (i.e. my throat gets slashed immediately) because death is extremely painful. Make me lie on my front placing my forehead over the ground so that you cannot see my face while slaughtering me. And when you go to my mother, please convey my Salām to her. And if you consider it appropriate, so please give my Qamīṣ [i.e. a long loose and full-sleeved shirt] to her. This will comfort her and help her have patience. Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام said, ‘O my son! How helpful you are to me in carrying out the order of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ!’
Thereafter, Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام tied his son as suggested by him, made him lie on his front with his forehead placed over the ground, sharpened his knife, averted his eyes from his face and ran the knife over his throat but the knife did not work, i.e. his throat was not slit. At the very moment Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام received divine revelation. Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman:
We called to him, ‘O Ibrāĥīm! You have indeed made the dream come true; and this is how We reward the righteous ones. Indeed
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