BismillahirRehmanirRahimAssalamu Alaikum Warehmutallah Dear Muslim, Wish you very Happy Eid-ul-Azha ! Eid Mubarak - Kullu A`am wa untum bkhair - kullu sana`h khair inn Sha`a Allaah. May Allaah Accept our good deeds and reward us in this life & here after Inn Sha`a Allaah Ameen !. Walaikum Assalam WarehmutallahYour Sincerely,Muhammad Salman Faheem The Goal of the Udhiyyah (Sacrifice) The Goal of the Udhiyyah (Sacrifice) according to Allah is the Sincerity and Taqwa of His Servant. Allah says: this sacrifice is prescribed for you so that you will remember Him at the time of slaughter, for He is the Creator and Provider. Nothing of its flesh or blood reaches Him, for He has no need of anything other than Himself. During the time of Jahiliyyah, when they offered sacrifices to their gods, they would put some of the meat of their sacrifices on their idols, and sprinkle the blood over them. But Allah says: ﴿لَن يَنَالَ اللَّهَ لُحُومُهَا وَلاَ دِمَآؤُهَا﴾ "It is neither their meat nor their blood that reaches Allah" Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Ibn Jurayj said, "The people of the Jahiliyyah used to put the meat of their sacrifices and sprinkle the blood on the House, and the Companions of the Messenger of Allah said, "We have more right to do that.'' Then Allah revealed the words: ﴿لَن يَنَالَ اللَّهَ لُحُومُهَا وَلاَ دِمَآؤُهَا وَلَـكِن يَنَالُهُ التَّقْوَى مِنكُمْ﴾ "It is neither their meat nor their blood that reaches Allah, but it is Taqwa from you that reaches Him." (Al-Hajj 22:37) That is what He will accept and reward for, as mentioned in the Hadith, «إِنَّ اللهَ لَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَى صُوَرِكُمْ وَلَا إِلَى أَلْوَانِكُمْ، وَلَكِنْ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى قُلُوبِكُمْ وَأَعْمَالِكُم» “Verily, Allah does not look to your faces and your colors but He looks to your hearts and to your deeds” (Muslim). Finally, we should remember that reward of our actions depend upon our intentions so we should purify our intentions for the sake of Allaah only. As in another hadith : “The reward for deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended” (Al-Bukhari). Reference: http://iknowledge.islamicnature.com/tafsir/surah/22/pageno/32/
