‘O Messenger of Allah! What is Udhiyah?’ He replied, ‘It is the Sunnah of your father Ibrahim (‘alayhis salam).’ They asked again, ‘What benefit do we get from it?’ He answered, ‘A reward for every hair (of the sacrificed animal).’ ‘And [what reward is there for animals with] wool, O Messenger of Allah?’ they asked. ‘A reward’, he said, ‘for every fibre of the wool.’

Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 3127

Eid ul Adha is an excellent reminder of the Prophet Ibrahim’s (as) obedience to his Lord.

Prophet Ibrahim (as) was childless for many years before he and his wife Hajar (as) were blessed with a son. When his son was old enough to walk Ibrahim (as) had a dream in which he sacrificed Ismail (as). The Prophet understood it to be a divine command and both father and son submitted to Allah’s (SWT) order and carried  out the sacrifice. 

Ibrahim (as) and Ismail (as) passed a difficult test from Allah (SWT) and as they went about fulfilling their lords’ command, Allah (SWT) replaced Ismail (as) with a ram and willed that Ibrahim (as) complete the intention of the sacrifice. 

Muslims around the world emulate Prophet Ibrahim’s obedience to our Lord by also sacrificing an animal and sharing a portion of its meat to the needy, helping to spread happiness and solidarity amongst the Ummah. 

For many years generous donations from our donors have allowed ISRA-UK to distribute qurbani meat during Eid Ul Adha to thousands of families struggling with poverty, complementing our extensive feeding programme in the poorest regions of the world. 

You can help bring joy and happiness to those less fortunate by donating your Qurbani today! 

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