the blood (of a sacrificial animal) is the most beloved action to Allah. Indeed, on the Day of Judgment, the sacrificial animal will come with its horns, hair, and hooves. And indeed, the blood reaches a high status with Allah before it even falls on the ground.”^[1]

صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد                                                                                             صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب

The Importance of the Heart’s Condition while Sacrificing

Dear Islamic brothers! ان شاء اللہ, today millions of Muslims will have the honor of performing the sacrifice. May Allah accept the sacrifice of everyone. Please keep this point in mind: the most important thing for the sacrifice to be accepted is the condition of the heart.

Allah says in the Holy Quran:

لَنْ یَّنَالَ اللّٰهَ لُحُوْمُهَا وَ لَا دِمَآؤُهَا وَ لٰكِنْ یَّنَالُهُ التَّقْوٰى مِنْكُمْؕ-

Neither their meat nor their blood reaches the Court of Allah; your piety reaches His Court.^[2]

In the book of exegesis, Tafseer Sirat-ul-Jinan, it is written under this verse: In the days of ignorance, non-Muslims used to smear the blood of their sacrifices on the walls of the Holy Ka’bah. They thought that by doing this, they would gain closeness to Allah. When the light of Islam spread, and the Companions رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم performed Hajj and offered sacrifices, this verse was revealed for their teaching. It was explained that neither the meat nor the blood of the sacrifice reaches the court of Allah. Rather, piety reaches Him. One can only please Allah by having a good intention, sincerity, and by acting upon the conditions of piety.

Shaykh Abu Talib Makki رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه has explained this verse as follows…^[3] To explain