{"id":2138,"date":"2012-06-13T07:42:01","date_gmt":"2012-06-13T07:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/?p=2138"},"modified":"2012-06-13T07:49:20","modified_gmt":"2012-06-13T07:49:20","slug":"common-acts-of-religious-excessiveness-ghuluww-overplanning-an-aqeeqah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/common-acts-of-religious-excessiveness-ghuluww-overplanning-an-aqeeqah.htm","title":{"rendered":"Common Acts of Religious Excessiveness (Ghuluww): Overplanning an ‘Aqeeqah"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the Name of Allaah, the Most Merciful…<\/em><\/p>\n

Allaah says,\u00a0addressing the Jews and Christians\u00a0with\u00a0a stern\u00a0admonition that Muslims are required to also heed and live by:<\/p>\n

\u064a\u0627 \u0623\u0647\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0644\u0627 \u062a\u063a\u0644\u0648\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u062f\u064a\u0646\u0643\u0645<\/strong><\/span>
\n“O people of the Book!\u00a0 Do not go overboard in your religion!” <\/strong>[1]<\/span><\/p>\n

His Messenger (may Allaah raise his rank and grant him peace) said:<\/p>\n

\u0625\u064a\u0627\u0643\u0645 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u063a\u0644\u0648 \u0641\u0625\u0646\u0645\u0627 \u0623\u0647\u0644\u0643 \u0645\u0646 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0642\u0628\u0644\u0643\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u063a\u0644\u0648<\/strong><\/span>
\n“Be warned against ghuluww<\/em> (religious excessiveness), since that which\u00a0destroyed the people who came before you was ghuluww<\/em>!” <\/strong>[2]<\/span><\/p>\n

To help fulfill this Prophetic order, this series of\u00a0brotherly reminders highlights some\u00a0everyday manifestations of religious excessiveness that Muslims may commonly\u00a0fall into, so that we can be on guard against them and warn others of them.<\/p>\n

Overplanning an ‘Aqeeqah<\/em><\/h2>\n

An ‘aqeeqah<\/em> is when a Muslim father slaughters two sheep after being blessed with\u00a0a newborn baby boy, or one sheep for a girl.\u00a0 It is at least recommended, while some scholars\u00a0consider it an obligation. [3]\u00a0 It is best performed on the seventh day of the child’s life.<\/p>\n

This Sunnah is accomplished when the sheep is slaughtered.\u00a0 Muslims commonly prepare the slaughtered meat for a meal, with added\u00a0salads, side dishes,\u00a0deserts, etc.\u00a0that they mistakenly call an ‘aqeeqah<\/em>.\u00a0 Remember – the ‘aqeeqah<\/em> is the slaughtering, not what happens after that.<\/p>\n

Because it is very common to have an entire meal from the ‘aqeeqah<\/em> meat prepared for a large number of guests, some people have begun to believe this is the only way an ‘aqeeqah<\/em> is to be done.<\/strong>\u00a0 As a result, you may find someone capable of offering a slaughter refraining from\u00a0doing\u00a0so\u00a0because he can not afford the catering services, or some of the other costs associated with the\u00a0hosting of a large invitation.<\/p>\n

A Real Modern Manifestation of this Ghuluww<\/em><\/h2>\n

It is not that uncommon to find a man who has not performed an ‘aqeeqah<\/em> for a number of his children, as he waits years for the chance to have some extra money by which he will plan a large gathering with\u00a0a number of\u00a0slaughtered sheep.\u00a0 He has overburdened himself, preventing himself from completing a simple but important rite in his easy and practical Religion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Solution<\/h2>\n

If you are on a budget and have only enough money to purchase and slaughter a sheep (or two sheep), then simply perform the ‘aqeeqah<\/em> (the slaughter), and keep the meat for your own family to eat from.\u00a0 You can store the meat in a freezer, or give some of it to your neighbors and family.<\/p>\n

Be realistic, live according to your financial level, and do not harm yourself or your family by unnecessarily overburdening yourself, financially or otherwise.<\/p>\n

And Allaah knows best.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Written by:<\/strong> Moosaa Richardson<\/em><\/p>\n

FOOTNOTES:<\/strong><\/p>\n

[1] Soorah an-Nisaa’<\/em> (4:171)<\/p>\n

[2] Collected by Ahmad (1\/215), an-Nasaa’ee, Ibn Maajah, and others.\u00a0 Al-Haakim (1\/466)\u00a0graded it saheeh<\/em> (authentic)\u00a0according to the conditions of al-Bukhaaree and Muslim.\u00a0 See: Silsilat al-Ahaadeeth as-Saheehah<\/em> (#1283).<\/p>\n

[3] Refer to the following article for a detailed discussion on the reason why most scholars consider the ‘aqeeqah<\/em> to be recommended: http:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/ruling-aqeeqah-obligation-recommended-sunnah.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the Name of Allaah, the Most Merciful… Allaah says,\u00a0addressing the Jews and Christians\u00a0with\u00a0a stern\u00a0admonition that Muslims are required to also heed and live by: \u064a\u0627 \u0623\u0647\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0644\u0627 \u062a\u063a\u0644\u0648\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u062f\u064a\u0646\u0643\u0645 “O people of the Book!\u00a0 Do not go … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[93,85,87,64],"tags":[176,266,267],"class_list":["post-2138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family-life","category-fiqh-islamic-rulings","category-general-reminders","category-original-articles","tag-aqeeqah","tag-ghuluww","tag-religious-excessiveness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2138"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2152,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2138\/revisions\/2152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}