Sujūd al-Tilāwah - Ibn Taimiya - (62)

the greatest hallmarks of Islam; it is the universal rite observed in every land, and the act of sacrifice is paired with the Prayer in His statement,

"Indeed, my prayer, my sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds" (al-Anʿām 6:162).

The Exalted also says,

"So pray to your Lord and sacrifice" (al-Kawthar 108:2),

thereby commanding slaughter just as He commanded prayer.

He further states,

"For every community We have appointed a ritual so that they may pronounce the name of Allah over the livestock He has provided for them. Your God is One God, so submit to Him, and give glad tidings to the humble" (al-Ḥajj 22:34),

and He says,

"The sacrificial camels We have made for you among the symbols of Allah; in them there is much good for you. So mention the name of Allah over them while they are standing in rows, and when their sides collapse, eat of them and feed the self-restrained needy and the one who asks. Thus have We subjected them to you so that you may give thanks. Their flesh and their blood will never reach Allah—"

أعظم شعائر الإسلام، وهي النسك العام في جميع الأمصار، والنسك مقرون بالصلاة. في قوله: {إِنَّ صَلاَتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} [الأنعام: ١٦٢] ، وقد قال تعالى: {فصل لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ} [الكوثر: ٢] ، فأمر بالنحر كما أمر بالصلاة. وقد قال تعالى: {وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ جَعَلْنَا مَنسَكًا لِيَذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَى مَا رَزَقَهُم مِّن بَهِيمَةِ الْأَنْعَامِ فَإِلَهُكُمْ إِلَهٌ وَاحِدٌ فَلَهُ أَسْلِمُوا وَبَشِّرِ الْمُخْبِتِينَ} [الحج: ٣٤] ، وقال: {وَالْبُدْنَ جَعَلْنَاهَا لَكُم مِّن شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ لَكُمْ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ فَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ عليها صَوَافَّ فَإِذَا وَجَبَتْ جُنُوبُهَا فَكُلُوا مِنْهَا وَأَطْعِمُوا الْقَانِعَ وَالْمُعْتَرَّ كَذَلِكَ سَخَّرْنَاهَا لَكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ لَن يَنَالَ اللَّهَ