Category: What to say when slaughtering or sacrificing an animal

  • Dua for slaughtering or sacrificing an animal

    “With the Name of Allah, Allah is the Most Great! [O Allah, from You and to You.] O Allah, accept it from me.”

     
    بِسْمِ اللهِ واللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُمَّ مِنْكَ ولَكَ اللَّهُمَّ تَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي
     
    Bismillaahi wallaahu ‘Akbar [Allaahumma minka wa laka] Allaahumma taqabbal minnee.
     
    Word-by-word meanings of this dua are given at the end.
     
     
     
    Muslim 3/ 1557, Al-Bayhaqi 9/287.
     
     
    TransliterationArabicTranslation
    Bismillaahi بِسْمِ اللهِ With the Name of Allah,
    wallaahu ‘Akbar واللهُ أَكْبَرُ Allah is the Most Great!
    Allaahumma اللَّهُمَّ O Allah, .
    minka
    مِنْكَ from You
    wa lakaولَكَ
    and to You.
    Allaahummaاللَّهُمَّ O Allah,
    taqabbal تَقَبَّلْ accept it
    minneeمِنِّيfrom me