Is it obligatory to sacrifice? Who is obliged to sacrifice? The ruling on sacrifice
Sacrifice is a form of worship established by the Quran, the Sunnah and ijma, and was legitimized in the second year of the Hijra. The following is stated in the Quran: "So that they may mention the name of Allah over the animals which Allah has provided for them as sustenance, on appointed days. So eat from them and feed the needy and the needy." (al-Hajj, 22/28), "We have made sacrificing lawful for every community, so that they may mention His name over the animals which Allah has provided for them as sustenance." In narrations in authentic hadith sources, the Prophet (pbuh) said, The Prophet (pbuh) stated that the most beloved act of worship in the sight of Allah on the day of Eid al-Adha is to sacrifice an animal, that the animal will be accepted by Allah as soon as it is sacrificed, and that everything from the sacrificed animal, including its horns and nails, will be recorded in the person’s good fortune (Tirmidhi, Adahi, 1 [1493]; Ibn Majah, Adahi, 3 [3126]). Indeed, he himself sacrificed an animal every year from the time the sacrifice was made legitimate until he died (Tirmidhi, Adahi, 11 [1506-1507]; see Bukhari, Hajj, 117, 119 [1712, 1714]; Muslim, Adahi, 17 [1966]). In addition, the fact that Muslims have sacrificed animals since the second year of the Hijra until today shows that there is a consensus on this issue.
Sacrifice, which means approaching or something that is a means to get closer to Allah (cc), is a religious term that refers to the slaughtering of an animal that meets certain conditions in accordance with the rules for the purpose of worshipping to get closer to Allah and to attain His consent, and the animal slaughtered for this purpose. The sacrifice slaughtered on Eid al-Adha is called "udhiyye", while the sacrifice slaughtered during the hajj is called "hedy". A believer who is mentally healthy, free, resident and considered rich according to religious standards, both gets closer to Allah by slaughtering his sacrifice with the aim of gaining divine consent, and also helps those who cannot slaughter an animal due to their inadequate financial situation. The spirit of this worship includes the understanding of being close to Allah and making sacrifices for the people. Sacrifice is a sign that a Muslim is ready to sacrifice his entire existence in the way of Allah when necessary.
According to most sects, it is sunnah to sacrifice an udhiyya animal (Ibn Rushd, Bidayatul Mujtahid, 1/429). In the Hanafi sect, the preferred view is that sacrifice is obligatory (Marghinani, al-Hidayah, 8/146). Sacrifice - regardless of its jurisprudential ruling - has been an important place in the religious life of our nation for centuries, especially as one of the acts of worship that are considered a specific symbol and motto of Muslim societies.
The person who will slaughter the animal must have the power of reason and discretion, be a Muslim or a People of the Book. The meat of animals slaughtered by idolaters, fire-worshippers, atheists and apostates cannot be eaten. A person who is known to be a People of the Book must not mention the name of anyone other than Allah while slaughtering. Because the verse stipulates that slaughtering should not be done in the name of anyone other than Allah (al-Baqarah, 2/173). It is not necessary for the person who slaughters to have reached puberty. The slaughter of a person who is discerning is also halal. It does not matter whether the person slaughtering the animal is a woman or a man, nor does it matter whether they are clean, impure or menstruating; the slaughter of all of them can be eaten (Zaylaî, Tebyîn, 5/287; Nawawi, al-Majmû', 9/77; Ibn Qudamah, al-Mughni, 9/404).
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