should be dark.) When it was presented to be sacrificed, the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘Aaishah, bring me a knife and sharpen it on a stone.’ Then the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم took the knife and slaughtered the ram after making it lie down. He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم then said: O Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Accept it on behalf of Muhammad (صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم), his offspring and his Ummah. (Sahih Muslim, pp. 837, Hadees (1967)-19)

Commenting on this blessed Hadees Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Na’eemi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: i.e. also include them amongst those who get the Sawab of Qurbani. From this it has been learnt that we can convey the Sawab of our Fard acts and Wajib acts to others, nothing will be reduced from it [doing in this way]. This blessed Hadees is a very strong evidence of making Isal-e-Sawab [conveying reward] of the food which we place in front of us, as the goat is in front of our Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is conveying its reward to his offspring and Ummah. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 2, pp. 368)

The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would quite often talk about Sayyidatuna Khadijah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا and sometimes after slaughtering a goat he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would make the pieces of its meat and then would send them to the friends of Sayyidatuna Khadijah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا.

(Sahih Bukhari, vol. 2, pp. 565, Hadees 3818)

Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Na’eemi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: The Beloved Rasool        صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would often sacrifice a goat on behalf of Umm-ul-Mu`mineen Sayyidatuna Khadijah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا and would distribute its meat to her friends for conveying Sawab to her. Few rulings have been learnt from this blessed Hadees: (1) It is permissible to do Qurbani on behalf of the deceased. (2) It is a Sunnah to convey the Sawab of Sadaqah and charity to the deceased. (3) It is better to give the food [that is attributed to the deceased] to his friends and dear ones. It gives the deceased double pleasure—first for getting the reward, secondly, for the help that is provided to his friends and dear ones. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 8, pp. 496)

O the devotees of Rasool! It has been learnt that it is not only permissible but also proven from Sunnah for the living people to convey Sawab not only to