Rulings Of Qurbani Udhiyah

Allah (‘azza wa jal; The Possessor of Complete Glory and Majesty) says: "Say (O Muhammad ﷺ; peace be upon him): 'Verily, my Salat (prayer), my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists).'" [Surah al-Anaam 6:162]

Our beloved Prophet (ﷺ; peace be upon him) said, “There is nothing dearer to Allah during the days of Udhiyah than the sacrificing of animals, which shall come on the Day of Judgement with its horns, hair and hooves (to be weighed). The sacrifice is accepted by Allah before the blood reaches the ground. Therefore sacrifice with an open and happy heart.” [Sunan Tirmidhi and Sunan ibn Majah]

He (ﷺ; peace be upon him) also said, “When you see the new moon of Dhu’l-Hijjah, and one of you wants to offer a sacrifice, let him refrain from (removing anything) from his hair or nails.” [Saheeh al-Bukhari]

Offering the Udhiyah (sacrifice) is at least Sunnah mu’akkadah (highly recommended Sunnah) if not obligatory according to authentic evidence and mainstream scholars, hence we should all make the intention of offering it for ourselves and families.

The wisdom behind refraining from removing hair and clipping nail is to resemble those in Ihraam in some aspects of the rituals performed, to draw closer to Allah by offering the sacrifice. So they leave their hair and nails alone until the time when they have offered their sacrifice, in the hope that Allah will save them completely from the Fire – and Allah knows best. More information around this can be found the following link: What should the one who wants to offer sacrifice refrain from doing?

May Allah accept your good deeds and your Udhiya in these most blessed days, and make it heavy on your scale on Yawm al-Qiyamah (the Day of Resurrection), Ameen!

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