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Be Kind to Animals!
once passed by a man pulling a goat by its ear. The Merciful Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: “Leave its ear! Hold it near its neck.”[1]
4) Sharpen the knife beforehand!
A further way to ensure a painless sacrifice, as taught by the Greatest Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, is to sharpen the knife beforehand. The Merciful Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said لِيُحِدَّ اَحَدُكُمْ شَفْرَتَهٗ – “Let one of you sharpen his blade!”
Scholars state that animals also fear death, so the knife should be properly sharpened in advance, and it should not be shown to the animal right before slaughter.[2]
The Merciful Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم once passed by a man who had placed a goat on the ground, holding its neck under his foot while sharpening his knife in front of it. The goat was watching him. The Merciful Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: "Could you not have done this before? Do you want to kill it multiple times? Why did you not sharpen your knife before laying it down?"[3]
Mawlana Ilyas Attar al-Qadiri has outlined several ways to ensure the comfort of the sacrificial animal:
Before lowering a cow or similar animal, determine the direction of qibla. Dragging the animal on rocky or rough ground after laying it down to make it face the qibla causes unnecessary suffering.
BOOK TOPIC
- The excellence of sending ṣalāt upon the Merciful Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Speech intentions
- Paradise becomes binding
- The Quranic order to recite the takbīrs of Tashrīq
- What is the timeframe for reciting takbīr of tashrīq?
- What is the takbīr of tashrīq?
- The days of Tashrīq are days of dhikr
- Dhikr of Allah Almighty can always be done
- Days in which supplications are accepted
- Be kind to animals
- Command for all-inclusive kindness
- Explanation of kind heartedness to all creation
- One aspect of the Prophet’s mercy
- Following the Prophet’s example
- When a goat was brought to the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Perfection of belief
- Al-Raḥmān shows mercy to the merciful
- Explanation of being kind-hearted to the sacrificial animal
- 1) Slaughter with a tender heart
- 2) Do not slaughter one animal in front of another!
- 3) Lead the animal gently for slaughter!
- 4) Sharpen the knife beforehand!
- Some Manners of Slaughtering
- The Amir of Ahl al-Sunna’s father
- Passing away during Hajj
- His time in Sri Lanka
- An introduction to Abu Attar رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه
- A faith inspiring dream
- One of the 12 Religious Activities: The Qafilah
- Sunnas and etiquettes of qurbānī
- Announcement
- The six ṣalawāt and two duꜤāˈs recited in the Sunna-inspired weekly gatherings of Dawat-e-Islami
- 1. The ṣalāt for the night preceding Friday
- 2. All sins forgiven
- 3. Seventy portals of mercy
- 4. The reward of 600,000 Duroods
- 5. Nearness to the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- 1. Good deeds for 1000 days
- 2. An easy way to spend every night in worship
- 6. The ṣalāt of intercession
- Weekly gathering schedule for 6th June 2025
- Remaining Sunnas and manners of qurbānī
- Supplication to bring a religious environment in the home
- Method of collective accountability (72 Pious Deeds)
- Method of collective accountability (72 pious deeds) daily 56 pious deeds
- Record of qufl-e-Madinah
- Ten weekly pious deeds
- Three monthly pious deeds
- One yearly pious deed
- Two lifetime pious deeds
- The Amir of Ahl al-Sunna’s dua
