سُوْرَةُ الْحَجِّ
Surah Al-Hajj (22) — Ayah 33
لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَنَـٰفِعُ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ثُمَّ مَحِلُّهَآ إِلَى ٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلْعَتِيقِ ﴿33﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
In them (cattle offered for sacrifice) are benefits for you for an appointed term, and afterwards they are brought for sacrifice unto the ancient House (the Haram - sacred territory of Makkah).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَكُمْ
lakum
For you
فِيهَا
fīhā
therein
مَنَـٰفِعُ
manāfiʿu
(are) benefits
إِلَىٰٓ
ilā
for
أَجَلٍۢ
ajalin
a term
مُّسَمًّۭى
musamman
appointed
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
مَحِلُّهَآ
maḥilluhā
their place of sacrifice
إِلَى
ilā
(is) at
ٱلْبَيْتِ
l-bayti
the House
ٱلْعَتِيقِ
l-ʿatīqi
the Ancient
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
33. 1 That benefit refers to riding, milk, further offspring, and obtaining wool, etc. The appointed time means (slaughtering), that is, until they are slaughtered, you may obtain the aforementioned benefits from them. From this, it is understood that it is permissible to benefit from the sacrificial animal until it is slaughtered. This is also supported by an authentic hadith. A man was driving a sacrificial animal with him. The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Ride on it." He said, "This is a sacrificial animal for Hajj." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Ride on it." (Sahih Bukhari)
33. 2 Their lawful place of sacrifice means the place where their slaughter is lawful. That is, these animals, after the performance of the rites of Hajj, reach the House of Allah and the Sacred Mosque, and there they are slaughtered in the name of Allah, thus the aforementioned benefits also come to an end. And if they are offered as a sacrifice for the Haram itself, then as soon as they reach the Haram, they are slaughtered and their meat is distributed among the poor of Makkah.
33. 2 Their lawful place of sacrifice means the place where their slaughter is lawful. That is, these animals, after the performance of the rites of Hajj, reach the House of Allah and the Sacred Mosque, and there they are slaughtered in the name of Allah, thus the aforementioned benefits also come to an end. And if they are offered as a sacrifice for the Haram itself, then as soon as they reach the Haram, they are slaughtered and their meat is distributed among the poor of Makkah.
