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Eid al-Adha (10 Dhul-Hijjah): the sacrifice, prayer and sunnahs

Short answerEid al-Adha is the tenth of Dhul-Hijjah, remembering the sacrifice of Ibrahim. It includes the Eid prayer and then the udhiyah (sacrifice) of a grazing animal, from which a Muslim eats, gifts and gives in charity. The goal is piety: neither their meat nor blood reaches God.

Next date (expected)domingo, 16 de mayo de 2027
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Date per the Umm al-Qura calendar, confirmed by moon sighting.

The purpose

Quran
لَن يَنَالَ ٱللَّهَ لُحُومُهَا وَلَا دِمَآؤُهَا وَلَٰكِن يَنَالُهُ ٱلتَّقۡوَىٰ مِنكُمۡۚ كَذَٰلِكَ سَخَّرَهَا لَكُمۡ لِتُكَبِّرُواْ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَىٰكُمۡۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Dios no necesita de la carne ni de la sangre [de sus ofrendas], Él desea que ustedes alcancen la piedad [mediante la práctica de este rito]. Con este fin se los facilitó. Alaben a Dios por haberlos guiado. Y albricia a los que hacen el bien [que alcanzarán el Paraíso].

Al-Hajj 22:37
Quran
فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَٱنۡحَرۡ

Reza a tu Señor y sacrifica [los animales en Su nombre].

Al-Kawthar 108:2

Sunnahs of the day

  • Bathing, wearing one’s best and the takbir.
  • The Eid prayer, then slaughtering the sacrifice afterwards.
  • Days of Tashriq (11–13 Dhul-Hijjah): eating, drinking and remembering God.

Preguntas frecuentes

When is Eid al-Adha 2027?

Expected around 16 May 2027, subject to moon sighting.

Los textos y traducciones están en revisión por sabios.