Bid'ah

Slaughtering in the name of a buzurg

Q: I live in Jammu and Kashmir India. Here we have a tradition that whenever anyone is ill or has some problem or on the occasion of joy, the people make qurbani (zabiha) of a goat or sheep or any other halal animal and take that to a shrine (a sufi buzurg’s grave) and distribute it among people. However the slaughtering is done according to shariah in the name of the so and so sufi buzarg.

  1. Is it permissible?
  2. If yes, is it halal for everyone? Can everyone eat it?

Superstitions

Q:

  1. Is there anything in Islam that one should not see his or her face or body in mirror at night?
  2. Is it necessary for a women to wash her hair or nails which shed off at the time of haidh while reciting kalimah shahadah before disposing of if?