The Sacrifice: Rulings and Conditions
Who should sacrifice and what are the conditions? What is the time of sacrifice? What should the meat of the sacrifice be divided? Click to know.
This section gives details on the Islamic acts of worship (salah (prayer), zakah (charity), sawm (fasting), hajj (pilgrimage) and how they are performed.
Who should sacrifice and what are the conditions? What is the time of sacrifice? What should the meat of the sacrifice be divided? Click to know.
Offering the sacrifice during the `Eid is a divine order from Allah to Muslims. But do you know that there’re certain things you must refrain from doing if you plan to offer a sacrifice?
Hajj is the journey of life-time. If conducted properly, it will erase all sins of the pilgrim. So, every Muslims intending to undertake this journey should first learn well its rituals and how to perform them correctly. Watch this video for detailed information on all aspects of Hajj.
After you have made the necessary preparations – paid your debts, repented, absolved yourself of any wrongdoing toward others, etc. – you are ready to take the first step in the blessed journey: ihram.
After finishing the rituals of the first day of `Eid, you are done with the major rituals of Hajj – the pillars of Hajj – and therefore you are totally absolved of the state of ihram.
Watch the rituals of Hajj live from Makkah.
Hajj, one of the five main pillars of Islam, gives a specific and practical example of acts of worship in Islam.
In former articles, we touched on a number of the lessons and messages taken from Hajj. We are going to complete this topic in this article.