Mustahab Acts of Sacrifice

Mustahab acts of sacrifice are as follows:

1- If Hajji has the ability to sacrifice a camel then camel is better, unless a cow and if cow is not also possible, he/ she can sacrifice a sheep.

2- It is better that Animal of sacrifice to be fat.

3- It is Mustahab that camel and cow to be female and for sheep and goat to be male.

4- Standing the camel of sacrifice and watching that from feet to knees and the person who wants to perform sacrifice stands in the right side of the animal, and put the knife or spear or dagger in the hollow of the neck, and says this prayer while performing Nahr( ritual slaughter of camel )or Zebh:

وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِىَ لِلَّذي فَطَرَ السَّماواتِ وَ الْارْضَ حَنِيفاً مُسْلِماً وَ ما انَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ، انَّ صَلاتِي وَ نُسُكِي وَ مَحْياىَ وَ مَماتِي لِلّهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمِينَ، لاشَرِيكَ لَهُ وَ بِذلِكَ امِرْتُ وَ انَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِميِنَ، اللّهُمَّ مِنْكَ وَ لَكَ، بِسْمِ اللّهِ وَ بِاللّهِ وَ اللّهُ اكْبَرُ، اللّهُمَّ تَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي‌

. 5- If Hajji is capable of performing sacrifice, it is better to perform it personally, but if he/ she cant do it then put his/ her hand over the hand of the person who performs sacrifice.

Mustahab Acts of Halq

There are some things Mustahab in Halq:

1- Starting Halq from the right front side of the head and saying this prayer:

اللّهُمَّ أعْطِني بِكُلِّ شَعْرَة نُوراً يَومَ الْقِيامَةِ

. 2- It is Mustahab to burry the hair of the head in the tent in Mena and it is better to cut a part of beard and mustache( above the lips )and the nail after Halq.