عَطا کردے اِخلَاص کی مجھ کو نعمت     نہ نزدیک آئے رِیا یا الٰہی

مِری زِندگی بس تِری بندگی میں           ہی اے کاش گُزرے سَدا یا الٰہی

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

The blessed month of Zul-Hijja-til-Haraam is showering its blessings and with the advent of this blessed month, Sunnat-e-Ibraheemi (Sunnah of Ibraheem عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام), memories come rushing into our mind. Every year millions of Muslims look committed to carry out the commandments of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ by performing the Sunnah of Sayyiduna Ibraheem عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام and the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in this blessed month. Every owner of Nisab Muslim should perform Sunnah of Sayyiduna Ibraheem عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام with the intention of seeking the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ by his lawful earnings in this month because it is a great privilege as Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ says in Glorious Quran:

فَصَلِّ    لِرَ بِّکَ   وَ  انۡحَرۡ    ؕ﴿۲﴾

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: So offer the prayer for your Lord, and perform the sacrifice. (Part 30, Surah Al-Kawsar, Ayah 2)

Let’s listen to four blessed sayings of Beloved Mustafa صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم regarding the excellence of performing Qurbani:

1.         The one who performs Qurbani of an animal gets the reward of one good deed for each hair of the sacrificed animal.

(Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 3, pp. 162, Hadees 1498)

2.         The one who wholeheartedly performs Qurbani of an animal for reward, his Qurbani will serve as a barrier between him and hellfire.

(Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabeer, vol. 3, pp. 84, Hadees 2736)