Ikhtiyarat e Mustafa

Book Name:Ikhtiyarat e Mustafa

Dear Islamic brothers! It is essential to remember that sacrifices in the city must be performed after Eid salah. Performing qurbani before the Eid salah is not valid.[1]

Mufti Amjad ꜤAlī al-AꜤẓamī رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ  mentions:

Sacrificial animals should be of the following ages: five years for a camel and one year for a goat. If they are younger than this then it is not permissible to sacrifice them. If they are older, it is permissible, in fact, better.

If a six-month-old sheep or goat appears to be one-year-old from a distance, it is permissible to sacrifice it.[2]

Since Abū Burdahرَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ  had only a six-month-old goat, which is generally too young for sacrifice. The Prophetصَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ specifically allowed only him to offer it, while making clear that after him it would not suffice for others.

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Dear Islamic brothers! From all the incidents presented regarding the authority of the Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ , it becomes clear that Allah granted an exalted and magnificent status to him. After establishing the rulings of Islamic, complete authority over these rulings was entrusted to the best of mankind صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ .

Shaykh Abd al-aqq al-Dehlawī رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ  states:

A true and selected belief is knowing that rulings are entrusted to the Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ . He commands whomever he wills with whatever he wants. One thing may be made forbidden for someone and permissible for another. Allah, after establishing the


 

 



[1] Bahār-i-Sharīat, part 3, vol. 15, p. 337

[2] Bahār-i-Sharīat, part 3, vol. 15, p. 340