لَن
يَنَالَ
ٱللَّهَ
لُحُومُهَا
وَلَا
دِمَآؤُهَا
وَلَٰكِن
يَنَالُهُ
ٱلتَّقۡوَىٰ
مِنكُمۡۚ
كَذَٰلِكَ
سَخَّرَهَا
لَكُمۡ
لِتُكَبِّرُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
عَلَىٰ
مَا
هَدَىٰكُمۡۗ
وَبَشِّرِ
ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
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Their flesh and their food reach not Allah, but the devotion from you reacheth Him. Thus have We made them subject unto you that ye may magnify Allah that He hath guided you. And give good tidings (O Muhammad) to the good.
— M. Pickthall
Their meat will not reach Allāh, nor will their blood, but what reaches Him is piety from you. Thus have We subjected them to you that you may glorify Allāh for that [to] which He has guided you; and give good tidings to the doers of good.
— Saheeh International
It is not their meat nor their blood, that reaches Allah: it is your piety that reaches Him: He has thus made them subject to you, that ye may glorify Allah for His Guidance to you and proclaim the good news to all who do right.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Goal of the Udhiyyah (Sacrifice) according to Allah is the Sincerity and Taqwa of His Servant
Allah says: this sacrifice is prescribed for you so that you will remember Him at the time of slaughter, for He is the Creator and Provider. Nothing of its flesh or blood reaches Him, for He has no need
…The Goal of the Udhiyyah (Sacrifice) according to Allah is the Sincerity and Taqwa of His Servant
Allah says: this sacrifice is prescribed for you so t
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