The word udhiyah means an animal of the an'aam class (i.e.,
camel, cow, sheep or goat) that is slaughtered during the days
of Eid al-Adha because of the Eid and as an act of worship,
intending to draw closer to Allaah thereby. This is one of the
rituals of Islam prescribed in the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah
of His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him),
and according to the consensus of the Muslims. In the Qur'aan: 1
- Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): Therefore turn in
prayer to your Lord and sacrifice (to Him only) 2 - Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning): Say (O Muhammad): Verily, my
Salaah (prayer), my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for
Allaah, the Lord of the Aalameen (mankind, jinn and all that
exists). He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded,
and I am the first of the Muslims The word nusuk (translated
here as sacrifice) means sacrifice; this is the view of Sa'eed
ibn Jubayr. And it was said that it means all acts of worship,
including sacrifice,