Sunday, November 22, 2009

What should be avoided by the one who wants to offer a sacrifice Is it permissible for the one who wants to offer a sacrifice to cut his hair or nails?


Praise be to Allaah (S.W.T).  


Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: 
If anyone wants to offer a sacrifice, and the month of Dhu’l-Hijjah has begun, either because the new moon has been sighted or because thirty days of Dhu’l-Qa’dah have passed, then it is haraam for him to remove anything of his hair or nails or skin until he has slaughtered the sacrifice, because of the hadeeth of Umm Salamah (may Allaah be pleased with her), according to which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When you see the new moon of Dhu’l-Hijjah – according to another version, When the ten days (of Dhu’l-Hijjah) begin – and any one of you wants to offer a sacrifice, let him refrain (from cutting) his hair and nails.” Narrated by Ahmad and Muslim. According to another version, “Let him not remove anything from his hair and nails until he has offered the sacrifice.” And according to yet another version, “ He should not touch his hair or skin.” 
If he forms the intention to offer the sacrifice during the first ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah, then he should refrain from that from the moment he forms that intention, and there is no sin on him for anything he may have done before forming the intention.  
The reason for this prohibition is that when the person who wants to offer the sacrifice joins the pilgrims in some of the rituals of Hajj – namely drawing closer to Allaah by slaughtering the sacrifice – he also joins him in some of the features of ihraam, namely refraining from cutting his hair etc.
 This ruling applies only to the one who is going to slaughter the sacrifice. It does not apply to the one on whose behalf a sacrifice is offered, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “If any one of you wants to offer a sacrifice.” He did not say, “… is going to have a sacrifice offered on his behalf.” And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to offer the sacrifice on behalf of the members of his household, and it is not narrated that he told them to refrain from that (cutting their hair and nails etc). 
Based on this, it is permissible for the family of the person who is going to offer the sacrifice to remove things from their hair, nails and skin during the first ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah. 
If the person who wants to offer the sacrifice does remove anything from his hair, nails or skin then he has to repent to Allaah and not do it again, but he does not have to offer any expiation, and that does not prevent him from offering the sacrifice as some of the common people think. If he does any of those things out of forgetfulness or ignorance, or some hair falls unintentionally, then there is no sin on him. If he needs to remove it then he may do so, and there is no blame on him, such as if a nail breaks and it annoys him, so he cuts it, or if a hair gets in his eye and he removes it, or he needs to cut his hair in order to treat a wound and the like.” 

Fataawa Islamiyyah, 2/316.

First ten days of Zill Hajj


His Messenger SAW said

"There are no days on which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allaah than
these ten days."

They said: "Not even jihad for the sake of Allaah?"

He said: "Not even jihad for the sake of Allaah, unless a man goes out
himself for jihad taking his wealth with him and does not come back with
anything."

Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2/457

So what do we do to grab those rewards?




  Fasting It is Sunnah for the Muslim to fast on the first nine days of
Dhu'l-Hijjah


 Keep Reciting tahmeed, tahleel, Tasbeeh and takbeer

Tahmeed -  " Alhamdulilah"

Tahleel - " La ilaaha Il-Allah"

Takbeer -  "Allah Hu Akbar"

Tasbeeh - " SubhanAllah"

Takbeer also goes like

Allaah akbar, Allaahu akbar, laa ilaaha ill-Allaah, Allaahu akbar, wa
Lillaah il-hamd

(Allaah is Most Great, Allaah is Most Great, there is no god but Allaah;
Allaah is Most Great and to Allaah be praise).  The first 10 days of Dhul'
Hijjah start on Wed 18th
Simple n easy and excellent opportunity for us



Assalamualikum - peace be on u

"Verily, we have made that which is on earth as an adornment for it, in
order that We may test them (mankind) as to which of them are best in deeds
[i.e. those who do good deeds in the most perfect manner, that means to do
them (deeds) totally for Allaah's sake and in accordance to the legal ways
of the Prophet]"

[al-Kahf 18:7]


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