The Sacrifice on Eidul Adha...

"Whoever slaughtered (the sacrifice) after the prayer, he slaughtered it at the right time and followed the tradition of the Muslims..."

(The men hard at work)

A week before Eidul Adha, we were supposed to travel to Stung Treng, a town at the Cambodia/Laos border to celebrate Eidul Adha and perform our ibadah qurban there. We cancelled our plan to take care of our grandchildren, Hana and Amir, as their parents were in Italy during that same period.

We spent the Raya Haji at our Bidara House and joined the Ibadah Qurban gotong-royong program at Masjid At-Taiyibbin. To foster the spirit of cooperation, the Muslim residents, young and old, came together to help the processing of sembelihan of nine bulls and a few goats and packing of qurban meat for distribution.

The Qurban meat was divided into three equal portions, one-third was for the one who performed the qurban, one-third was for the residents and friends, and the final third was to be donated to those in need. The gotong royong ended by Zohor and there was a jamuan tengahari after Zohor prayers. Alhamdulillah... 

(The ladies in waiting, ready to assist)

(Gotong royong by the jemaah)

(Completed by noon before Zohor prayers)

(Separating parts for the owners, jemaah and the poor)

(Heads waiting to be processed)

(A kilogram each to bring home)