Ali Bin Ibrahim...

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father and Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Al Fazl Bin Shazaan, from Safwaan, and Ibn Abu Umeyr who said, ‘Abu Abdullah -asws said: ‘When you buy your sacirifical animal, so face the Qiblah with it, and sacrifice it, while slaughtering it (one should) say, I turn my face towards the One Who Originated the skies and the earth [6:79] Say: Surely my Salat, and my sacrifice, and my life, and my death are for Allah Lord of the worlds [6:162] There is no associate for Him; and with that I am Commanded, and I am the first of submitters [6:163] There is no associate for Him -azwj ; and with that I am Commanded, and I am from the ‘Muslimeen’ (the submitters).

O Allah -azwj ! From You -azwj and for You -azwj . In the Name of Allah -azwj , and Allah -azwj is the Greatest. Accept from me’. Then use the knife and do not break its bones until it dies’.

[18] In another Hadith: عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مَرَّارٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ إِذَا ذَبَحْتَ فَقُلْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَ بِاللَّهِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ إِيمَاناً بِاللَّهِ وَ ثَنَاءً عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) وَ الْعِصْمَةَ لِأَمْرِهِ وَ الشُّكْرَ لِرِزْقِهِ وَ الْمَعْرِفَةَ بِفَضْلِهِ عَلَيْنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ismail Bin Marrar, from Yunus, from one of his companions, Abu Ja’far -asws has said: ‘When you slaughter (an animal) so say, ‘In the Name of Allah -azwj , and the Praise is for Allah -azwj , and Allah -azwj is the Greatest!

I believe in Allah -azwj , and praise be upon Rasool-Allah -saww , and the infallibility of His -azwj Commands, and the thanks for His -azwj sustenance, and the understanding by His -azwj Grace upon us -asws , the People -asws of the Household…..(an extract).

[19] The minimum to be recited for slaughtering: مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ رَزِينٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ ( عليه السلام ) عَنْ رَجُلٍ ذَبَحَ فَسَبَّحَ أَوْ كَبَّرَ أَوْ هَلَّلَ أَوْ حَمِدَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَالَ هَذَا كُلُّهُ مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ .

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