Is Sacrifice Cruel?
Eid-ul-Adha is coming. On this happy occasion, Muslims sacrifice animals in the way of Allah. For this reason, it is also called Eid-ul-Adha.
The way scientific progress is being made in the
present age. Some anti-Islamic people try to create problems with Islam. So
that people turn away from Islam.
Keep in mind that science can be wrong a million times, but not a single word of the Qur'an, and not a single word from the Holy Prophet's tongue can be wrong.
In the present era, anti-Islamic people
have created a problem that the sacrifices that Muslims make are cruel and
oppressive. This is destroying the light.
Click here to know about sacrifice rules.
In today's discussion, we will also
answer their question. We will also put some of our objections before them.
Man has only one purpose in life and that is stated by Allah in His book
Qur'an. Allaah says ŁَŁ
َŲ§ Ų®َŁَŁْŲŖُ Ų§ŁْŲ¬ِŁَّ ŁَŲ§ŁْŲ„ِŁْŲ³َ Ų„ِŁَّŲ§ ŁِŁَŲ¹ْŲØُŲÆُŁŁِ۔
And I have not created the jinn
and mankind except to worship Me. (Surat al-Dhaariyat, verse no. 56)
Those who object to this do not understand
the reality of the relationship between God and His servant and this taste. Do
they know what the relationship between the Creator and the creatures is? When a man can lay down his life at his command, what could be more important?
How can the slaughtering
of animals on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha be proof of cruelty when it is not
cruelty for Hazrat Ibrahim (as) to stab his beloved son in the neck for the
love of Allah?
First
of all, God created animals to serve man. Therefore, one can benefit from them
in a legitimate way. Moreover, if we do not use animals for our food, other
animals will kill them. Or they will kill each other.
Similarly,
if we do not use animals for our food, the rest of the world will run out of
food. Similarly, the prices of these items will go up.
Moreover,
if we do not slaughter animals, these animals will grow in the world in vain.
Because of which they will be the cause of trouble for us in the world.
Click here to know about rulings on distribution of sacrifice meat.
Hadiths of the Prophet regarding mercy on animals
The first hadith:
In the Jahiliyyah, people used to cut
the flesh from the body of a living animal and apply for medicine on the cut part.
In this way their need was met and the animal was saved. But it was very
painful for the animal. Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
forbade it.
Hazrat Abu Waqid Al-Laithi (may Allah be
pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
said: «Ł
َŲ§ ŁُŲ·ِŲ¹َ Ł
ِŁَ Ų§ŁْŲØَŁِŁŁ
َŲ©ِ ŁَŁِŁَ ŲَŁَّŲ©ٌ
ŁَŁِŁَ Ł
َŁْŲŖَŲ©ٌ» It is haraam to cut off the body of an animal while it is
still alive. (Sunan Abi Dawood and its chain of transmission is correct. Hadith
No. 2858)
Click here to know about etiquette of slaughtering animal.
The second hadith:
If Islam has
allowed the slaughter of animals, then it has instructed that the animals
should be slaughtered with a sharp knife. The animal should not be slaughtered
with a blunt knife so that it suffers the least.
It is narrated on the authority of Shaddad bin Aws that
the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: ŁَŲ„ِŲ°َŲ§ Ų°َŲØَŲْŲŖُŁ
ْ ŁَŲ£َŲْŲ³ِŁُŁŲ§ Ų§ŁŲ°َّŲØْŲَ، ŁَŁْŁُŲِŲÆَّ Ų£َŲَŲÆُŁُŁ
ْ
Ų“َŁْŲ±َŲŖَŁُ، ŁَŁْŁُŲ±ِŲْ Ų°َŲØِŁŲَŲŖَŁُ ۔ When you slaughter an animal, slaughter it in a good way.
And sharpen your knife well and bring relief to your sacrifice. (Sahih Muslim,
Hadith No. 1955)
All these hadiths
prove that even if Islam allows the slaughter of an animal, it still teaches
kindness to it. Let it be known that there is no cruelty in Islam. Rather,
Islam preaches mercy. Further from Islamic history we find such incidents which prove that Islam teaches compassion to others.
Click here to know about Muhammad's attitude towards animals.
Some of our objections to atheists:
For those who object that
slaughtering animals is cruel, we can ask them:
1-Pilgrims
of Mercy! Science says that plants also have life. Then tell me, why do you cut
down trees for your own benefit, unnecessarily and for equipment?
2- In
the present age, science says that there are about 100 million small insects in
an inch of space. You trample these insects under your feet. Tell me! Don't you
feel sorry
3Ł In the same way, science shows that there are small insects in
the water which you kill them while drinking, cooking pots and heating water.
Isn't that cruel?
4-
When the water of the canals reaches or goes to the fields, it endangers the
lives of many fish and aquatic creatures. Now you have a duty to stop people
from cultivating because it is a threat to aquatic life. Because you are the
bearers of mercy.
5Ł Advocates of mercy! You kill mosquitoes and mad dogs for your
own benefit and to avoid harm with your own hands or by giving them poisonous
medicine. Have mercy on them too because they also have life.
The objection of anti-Islamic people
that sacrificing is cruel. With the help of Allah, we have tried to answer it.
May Allah keep our thinking right. And choose us to serve your religion. We ask
Allah to take from us the task of strengthening His religion. Amen!
Click here to know conditions for slaughtering an animal.
Conditions of sacrifice in the light of Quran and Sunnah.
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