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''Eid Al-Adha'' (عيد الأضحى, "the festival of sacrifice") is the biggest Islamic holiday, in which Muslims sacrifice animals in commemoration of Abraham's attempted sacrifice | ''Eid Al-Adha'' (عيد الأضحى, "the festival of sacrifice") is the biggest Islamic holiday, in which Muslims sacrifice animals in commemoration of Abraham's attempted child sacrifice. | ||
==Story of Abraham in the Quran== | ==Story of Abraham in the Quran== | ||
Abraham attempts child sacrifice after receiving instructions to do so from God in his dreams: | |||
{{Quote|{{Quran|37|100}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|37|100}}| | ||
My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteous." | My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteous." | ||
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And when they had both submitted and he put him down upon his forehead | And when they had both submitted and he put him down upon his forehead | ||
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==Hadith== | ==Hadith== | ||
=== | ===Sacrifice animals=== | ||
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|2|15|71}}| | {{Quote|{{Bukhari|2|15|71}}| | ||
Narrated Al-Bara': | Narrated Al-Bara': | ||
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=== | ===Enjoy music=== | ||
Muhammad | Muhammad generally forbade musical instruments and singing girls and said that those who indulge in such would be turned into monkeys and pigs: | ||
{{Quote|{{Ibn Majah||5|36|4020}}| | {{Quote|{{Ibn Majah||5|36|4020}}| | ||
It was narrated from Abu Malik Ash’ari that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: | It was narrated from Abu Malik Ash’ari that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: | ||
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An exception, however, was made for the commemoration of Abraham's attempted child sacrifice: | |||
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|2|15|72}}| | {{Quote|{{Bukhari|2|15|72}}| | ||
Narrated Aisha: | Narrated Aisha: | ||
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''"`Id"'' = ''"Eid"'' (the first letter ع has no corresponding letter in English alphabet, so it is transliterated in many ways). | ''"`Id"'' = ''"Eid"'' (the first letter ع has no corresponding letter in English alphabet, so it is transliterated in many ways). | ||
=== | ===And engage in Jihad=== | ||
During Eid al-Adha Muhammad used to give sermons (''khutbas'') and then send Muslims on military expeditions: | During Eid al-Adha Muhammad used to give sermons (''khutbas'') and then send Muslims on military expeditions: | ||
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|2|15|76}}| | {{Quote|{{Bukhari|2|15|76}}| | ||
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The Prophet (ﷺ) used to proceed to the Musalla '''on the days of Id-ul-Fitr and Id-ul-Adha'''; the first thing to begin with was the prayer and after that he would stand in front of the people and the people would keep sitting in their rows. Then he would preach to them, advise them and give them orders, (i.e. Khutba). '''And after that if he wished to send an army for an expedition, he would do so'''; or if he wanted to give and order, he would do so, and then depart. The people followed this tradition till I went out with Marwan, the Governor of Medina, for the prayer of Id-ul-Adha or Id-ul-Fitr. When we reached the Musalla, there was a pulpit made by Kathir bin As-Salt. Marwan wanted to get up on that pulpit before the prayer. I got hold of his clothes but he pulled them and ascended the pulpit and delivered the Khutba before the prayer. I said to him, "By Allah, you have changed (the Prophet's tradition)." He replied, "O Abu Sa`id! Gone is that which you know." I said, "By Allah! What I know is better than what I do not know." Marwan said, "People do not sit to listen to our Khutba after the prayer, so I delivered the Khutba before the prayer." | The Prophet (ﷺ) used to proceed to the Musalla '''on the days of Id-ul-Fitr and Id-ul-Adha'''; the first thing to begin with was the prayer and after that he would stand in front of the people and the people would keep sitting in their rows. Then he would preach to them, advise them and give them orders, (i.e. Khutba). '''And after that if he wished to send an army for an expedition, he would do so'''; or if he wanted to give and order, he would do so, and then depart. The people followed this tradition till I went out with Marwan, the Governor of Medina, for the prayer of Id-ul-Adha or Id-ul-Fitr. When we reached the Musalla, there was a pulpit made by Kathir bin As-Salt. Marwan wanted to get up on that pulpit before the prayer. I got hold of his clothes but he pulled them and ascended the pulpit and delivered the Khutba before the prayer. I said to him, "By Allah, you have changed (the Prophet's tradition)." He replied, "O Abu Sa`id! Gone is that which you know." I said, "By Allah! What I know is better than what I do not know." Marwan said, "People do not sit to listen to our Khutba after the prayer, so I delivered the Khutba before the prayer." | ||
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