pious predecessors by saying ‘it is the goat of Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī    رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه’, because it signifies that this goat is for conveying reward to him. People also attribute sacrificial animals to each other. For instance, if someone is coming with his sacrificial goat and if he is asked as to whose goat it is, he might reply, “It is mine,” or “It is my maternal uncle’s goat.” which is not objectionable. So, when an objection is not raised to those who say such statements then why is an objection raised if someone says “it is the goat of Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه.”

In reality, Allah Almighty is the owner of everything, so whether it is the goat of Qurbani or it is attributed towards Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه, at the time of it being slaughtered, the Blessed Name of Allah Almighty is mentioned. May Allah Almighty protect us from evil whispers!

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

O devotees of the Companions and Ahl al-Bayt! It has been proved from the blessed acts of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and his noble Companions that it is absolutely permissible, and in fact, an excellent and pure method to convey reward to deceased Muslims by performing Qurbani, and feeding people etc., on their behalf.

The Reviver of Islam, the Imām of Ahl al-Sunnah, Imām Aḥmad Razā Khān رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه states:

Cooking food in the name of deceased Muslims and giving it as charity in order to convey reward are undoubtedly permissible and [admirable] acts, and doing Fatihah on such meals for the purpose of conveying reward is yet another admirable act. Putting the two things together is to increase in goodness.^[1]

It is better for everyone to convey the reward of every righteous deed that they perform to all dead and living believers. The reward will be conveyed to all of them and he/she [the one conveying the reward]