Household women massaging the 'Udh-hiyah before slaughtering it

2-12-2010 | IslamWeb

Question:

is it compulsory for household women to massage slaughtering animal before sacrifice?
Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) is His slave and Messenger.

It is not compulsory to massage the sacrificial animal before slaughtering it, whether by the household women or anyone else, and this is not a legislated act. Moreover, if one does so believing that it is a Sunnah, then this act is an innovation. ‘Aa’ishah may Allaah be pleased with her narrated that the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) said: “Whoever introduces something new to Islam which is not part of it, it will be rejected.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] For more benefit, please refer to Fatwa 81799.

Allaah Knows best.

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