Kitaab At-Tawheed, Chapter: 8
What is Said Concerning Slaughter Dedicated to Other Than Allah
Allah says:
" Say: "Verily, my prayer, my sacrifice (slaughter), my life and my death are [all] for Allah, the Lord of the worlds. He has no partner: This I am commanded and I am the first of those who submit (a Muslim)" (Qur'an 6:162-163)
Allah The Most High commands His Prophet, Muhammad (and through him to all the Muslims) to inform the polytheists who worship false deities beside Allah that his prayers - both obligatory and supererogatory - his (sacrifice) slaughter of animals, everything which he does in his life, and the correct beliefs [in Islamic Monotheism] and righteous deeds upon which he will die are all purely for Allah Alone, without partners, and that he was the first of this Ummah to submit himself to the Will of Allah the Almighty, the All-powerful.
Benefits Derived From These Verses
1. That prayer and slaughter are acts of worship.
2. That all of the slave's righteous deeds in this life - if he did them seeking nearness to Allah will become acts of worship.
3. That what counts in deeds is one's final actions.
4. That sincerity in dedicating one's deeds to Allah, Alone is a condition of their acceptance.
Relevance of These Verses to the Subject of the Chapter
Proof that the slaughtering of animals is not acceptable unless it is done in Allah's Name so that it becomes an act of worship, and dedicating acts of worship to other than Allah is Shirk (polytheism).