11. A woman can also slaughter her own animal, provided she does not appear before strange men.

12. Do not slaughter the animal in view of other animals.

13. When slaughtering, one should use a sharp knife and should slaughter swiftly. One should not cause difficulty to the animal by using a blunt knife or slaughtering the animal slowly.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) commanded that the knives be sharpened (before slaughtering the animal), and that the slaughtering be concealed from the other animals, and he said, “When you slaughter the animal, then slaughter swiftly (so that the least amount of pain is caused to the animal).” ^[1]

The obligation of qurbaani is a salient symbol of Islam. In the Quraan Majeed, special mention has been made in regard to the obligation of qurbaani.

Allah Ta‘ala says:

لَنۡ یَّنَالَ اللّٰہَ لُحُوۡمُہَا وَ لَا دِمَآؤُہَا وَ لٰکِنۡ یَّنَالُہُ التَّقۡوٰی مِنۡکُمۡ

It is neither the meat nor the blood (of the animal) that reaches Allah Ta‘ala, instead it is the piety of your heart (sincerity and devotion) that reaches Him. ^[1]