0:00 Peace be upon you. Today we discuss the topic of Qurban and its rulings.
0:06 In Islam, this topic seems not well known.
0:10 In our regions and among our people,
0:14 theoretically,
0:16 it is more practiced without people knowing certain details about it. Therefore, I want to share a few things
0:26 regarding the rulings of Qurban, what Qurban is, and so on. Indeed, Allah, the Exalted,
0:33 in the Quranic Surah Al-Kawthar, which I assume we all know, says,
0:40 Indeed, We have granted you Al-Kawthar.
0:43 Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off.
0:46 O
0:48 We have given you or we have given you the Kaufhar.
0:53 So prostrate to your Lord, that is, performing salah.
0:57 And sacrifice the qurban.
1:00 Indeed, it is a great honor for you.
1:03 Whoever hates you will surely be forgotten.
1:06 Indeed.
1:07 Namely,
1:07 in relation
1:09 to this
1:10 ayah where it is mentioned.
1:13 It is only for the sacrifice, where Allah, the Exalted, commands.
1:18 He says, 'So pray to your Lord and sacrifice.'
1:21 Pray.
1:22 Salah.
1:23 And sacrifice the animal. Indeed, Allah, the Exalted, commanded the Prophet (s.a.w.s.).
1:29 He commanded Salah and commanded him to sacrifice. Also, many hadiths of Allah's Messenger.
1:35 Speak about
1:37 the sacrifice, about the sunnah that the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) practiced on that occasion, and so on. As you have in the Quranic verses also mentioned in the sacrifice, where the Exalted Allah says,
1:49 O you who have believed,
1:54 Glory be to Allah, and we have made it one of Allah's signs.
1:58 The ritual of Hajj.
2:00 You have benefits from them.
2:02 Indeed, Allah, the Exalted, speaks about
2:07 one of the animals that is sacrificed for Qurbani, which is actually the camel. A camel can be sacrificed for Qurbani,
2:14 a cow can be sacrificed for Qurbani, a sheep can be sacrificed for Qurbani, and a goat can be sacrificed for Qurbani. These are the types of animals that are actually slaughtered
2:23 for Qurbani. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.)
2:27 A person on the day of Eid al-Adha cannot do anything,
2:31 except for seeking Allah (j.š.)
2:33 through the act of sacrificing.
2:35 The Qurbani will come on the Day of Judgment with its horns,
2:39 To your parents.
2:40 Indeed, the blood will reach its place with Allah before it touches the ground.
2:47 So, this hadith
2:49 of Allah's Messenger, peace be upon him,
2:52 be happy because of him. So, rejoice in the sacrifices you make. Recorded by Imam Tirmidhi. It is also from Allah's Messenger, peace be upon him.
3:01 He said,
3:02 in the hadith recorded by Hakimi, he said
3:17 So, this hadith of Allah's Messenger, peace be upon him,
3:22 speaks about the fact that the sacrifice
3:26 is prescribed.
3:27 Muslims have different interpretations.
3:33 within Islamic legal thought.
3:35 What is this specifically about? The Hanafi school, to which we belong in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
3:50 is based on the mentioned evidence, the Quranic ayah in which
3:52 the Exalted Allah commands the sacrifice.
3:54 There are hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)
4:03 which even threaten those who can sacrifice but do not do so. This tells us
4:05 about the importance and obligation
4:09 of the sacrifice, meaning that it is actually wajib,
4:14 a duty one degree lower than fard, that is, obligatory duties.
4:15 what is
4:16 the degree, so we say. Thus, it is actually a wajib obligation or duty
4:21 according to the Hanafi school of thought. An interesting fact is that the other three
4:29 Maliki,
4:30 Shafi'i, and Hanbali,
4:32 consider that
4:34 offering a sacrifice is not wajib, it is rather a confirmed Sunnah of the Prophet, s.a.w.s.
4:41 As evidence for this, they cite the practice of some companions who did not after the death of the Prophet, s.a.w.s.
4:48 sacrifice, as they understood it was not wajib. They also cite as evidence that the Prophet, s.a.w.s.
4:53 said whoever wishes to offer a sacrifice at that time, thus they believe that as long as a person has the choice to want or not want, it is according to them.
5:04 something where there is, so to speak, a breadth
5:07 within the interpretation
5:10 of a specific ruling.
5:12 Of course,
5:13 we adhere to this Hanafi
5:15 approach and thus, for us, the sacrifice is wajib.
5:19 Now, for whom is the sacrifice wajib, or who has the duty to offer
5:25 the sacrifice. The duty
5:27 for a person to be obliged to offer a sacrifice must be about a person
5:33 who
5:35 It is obligatory.
5:36 So, who is able,
5:38 Who is financially able to sacrifice a qurbani? That is, all
5:46 those who are obliged to give zakat,
5:53 are required to sacrifice a qurbani. Thus, there is no disagreement among the
5:56 Hanafi scholars.
5:57 So, a person who possesses
5:59 wealth equal to or above the Nisab,
6:01 must perform the qurbani.
6:08 Thus, it is obligatory to sacrifice a qurbani. An exception to this rule
6:12 One does not have to sacrifice a kurban according to the Hanafi school,
6:17 just as one does not have to perform jumu'ah,
6:26 nor is it required to pray on Eid, and so on. Thus, this is an exception.
6:30 The exception is that the person is a Musafir.
6:37 This is one point. The second point to emphasize here
6:39 is that it is not good for individuals to borrow money to sacrifice a kurban.
6:50 It is not good for a person to commit
6:59 to sacrificing a kurban without considering their financial situation and that of their family.
7:02 Some people say, 'No, I cannot stop sacrificing a kurban, my grandfather, my father, and I continue this tradition.'
7:03 Thus, we do not perform this ibadah nor should we do it
7:07 The same word is qurban
7:08 It comes in Arabic from the verb 'kurba' meaning to draw closer to Allah (SWT).
7:19 with our prayers,
7:20 With our fasting, with our zakah, in this Quranic ayah, in Surah Al-Kahf, Allah, the Exalted, is imperative.
7:27 He says that we are getting closer
7:29 To Him, the Exalted, with prayer and the sacrifice of the qurbani. Thus, by offering the qurbani.
7:35 Allahu, the Most High. That is, to slaughter the animal designated for it, and after that, to distribute its meat in the prescribed manner.
7:46 It is commanded.
7:47 Therefore, it is not obligatory for travelers to sacrifice a qurbani.
7:53 1 person who are students,
7:56 1 people who are in some way
7:59 unable,
8:01 that is, they are not
8:02 wealthy, are not considered by sharia to be wealthy individuals, such people do not have to sacrifice a qurban. Also, one very interesting thing is that it is from the Sunnah,
8:12 of the Prophet (peace be upon him).
8:14 That is, from the practice of his companions, it is to sacrifice one qurban for the entire family. That is, all those who are considered one family, living in one household,
8:26 so when a qurban is sacrificed
8:29 for that house or for that family, it is considered sufficient for every member of that family.
8:35 So,
8:36 that is something that is also
8:38 It is very important to clarify to people. So, they do not have to gamble,
8:44 although it is of course permissible to sacrifice two or three animals.
8:49 However, this is undoubtedly something that may not even be recommended today,
8:54 because it reduces the livestock population, because it
8:57 makes things more difficult in some way.
9:00 The regulations of Islam cannot often be fulfilled,
9:02 that ibadah.
9:04 So, this is another thing that our beautiful faith teaches us,
9:17 that in terms of ibadah we should be humble, we should be moderate, and we should not go to extremes,
9:18 exaggeration, etc.
9:20 It is sufficient for one person, or within a family, to sacrifice one qurban.
9:31 It is best for a person to sacrifice the qurban with their own hand,
9:37 that is, a sheep or a ram.
9:39 Additionally, we mentioned earlier,
9:41 it is permissible to sacrifice
9:44 a goat or a male goat.
9:46 However, it is also permissible to sacrifice a
9:49 cow,
9:50 that is, a bull that
9:53 meets the requirements.
9:54 the conditions that are
9:56 specified. That is, they must be older than two years,
9:59 so the sheep must be older than one year, or as some scholars allow,
10:07 it can be younger than that, but there should be no difference between
10:10 the small,
10:12 that is, it should be advanced and large enough
10:15 sheep. Believe me, I have recently observed and often hear people say,
10:26 well, it can be used for qurbani. It is older than six months. Indeed, it is older than six months, but it does not meet
10:30 this condition. So, you can see visually that it is small,
10:40 that it is not large like the father, or like the qurbani. I really do not recommend such things, nor do I recommend that such a qurbani be slaughtered.
10:44 In a situation where a person cannot sacrifice a qurban,
10:54 it is permissible for someone to delegate this duty,
10:57 to have someone else sacrifice the qurban for them,
11:01 and distribute it.
11:02 So, this is, insha'Allah, allowed,
11:05 it is permissible and there is no issue with that.
11:08 Consider that many people live in apartments.
11:19 How will people living, for example, in Zenica or Sarajevo,
11:23 or in some city... they cannot sacrifice qurbans in front of buildings.
11:29 Not everyone has relatives or weekend homes or the means.
11:35 We say that the sacrifice is for that person. Of course, they will pay for
11:43 the sacrifice and possibly pay for the service of that person who does it.
11:51 It is also very important to know here, as in the hadiths of the Prophet
11:53 sallallahu wa sallam, it is mentioned that the companions
11:54 participated with a large
11:56 animal,
12:01 that is, a cow or a camel,
12:03 that they could participate with seven shares, meaning up to seven people.
12:04 This can be
12:10 within that communal sacrifice, that is, a large sacrifice. So it is allowed and
12:13 In our time today,
12:16 the prices of qurbani are higher.
12:17 It is allowed for even the smallest cow,
12:25 that is over two years old,
12:28 to be shared by seven owners, seven people who will together offer this cow for qurbani, even if they receive less meat. They may get about 15 kilograms of meat. However, the essence of this ruling will be fulfilled. It is not a condition to have 35 or 40 kilograms of meat. This is a mistaken approach to qurbani.
12:47 And to qurbani
12:48 meat. The goal of qurbani is not
12:51 just the meat itself, nor is the goal to just let the blood flow. No, this is incorrect. The Prophet, peace be upon him,
12:59 teaches us the proper etiquette of qurbani.
13:01 s.a.w.s.
13:05 The Almighty Allah says, Indeed, it is not the meat that reaches Allah,
13:13 nor the blood of your sacrifices.
13:17 What reaches Him is your taqwa,
13:21 that is, your pure heart and the state of your heart when you perform this.
13:27 Therefore, we should not compete in ibadah to show off to others,
13:51 as this is wrong and will diminish, or even question, the entire ibadah. Thus,
13:55 it is very important to open the topic and discuss sacrifices,
13:58 the rulings of sacrifices, and so on, as often some things are mentioned that are not true. For example,
14:00 one of the beliefs of our people is that
14:10 the first sacrifice must be black.
14:12 It doesn't matter at all whether it will be white or black. So, we have
14:18 cases where the Prophet (peace be upon him) sacrificed a firm animal, etc.
14:24 So,
14:25 that's one example. You have other things. Unfortunately, even today I hear that
14:30 people say in our villages or so,
14:35 the sacrifice ordered by the deceased father or mother,
14:40 must be done before the sacrifice. No, that's wrong; that sacrifice is invalid. So, it's just meat. Thus,
14:47 the obligation of that sacrifice has not been lifted, because it has become obligatory. Why? Because money was left, meaning a will was left; it is strictly obligatory to sacrifice.
14:59 But this sacrifice must also be performed after the Eid prayer in a specific place, and then it is done. Because the Prophet (peace be upon him) said,
15:08 The first thing that Muslims do on Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha is the festival of sacrifice.