KUALA LUMPUR: A gigantic 1.2-tonne bull, affectionately known as "Gemuk", was chosen for the sacrificial rites because it was the best, says Ikhlas Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Ikhlas Kamarudin.
He said that Gemuk, of the Charolais breed, was estimated to have a market value of more than RM30,000 and was raised by Muhammad Bakri Bukhari, a farmer from Bera, Pahang, who was a customer of the umrah package offered by Ikhlas Sdn Bhd.
"When Gemuk was brought home by Muhammad Bakri, he weighed only 600kg, but four years later he weighed a whopping 1.2 tonnes.
"The reason we chose Gemuk for the sacrificial rites this year is that he is the best bull. The act of sacrifice is not just about the act of giving, it is also about giving our best,” he said after the sacrificial rites at the Ikhlasiah Mosque, Pantai Dalam, near here, Sunday (July 10).
Gemuk, named the King of Sado 2022 in the East Coast Sado Cattle Gathering 2022 held earlier this month, was donated by an individual through Ikhlas Sdn Bhd, a digital Islamic lifestyle platform, to Ikhlasiah Mosque to benefit 1,000 asnaf (those eligible to receive zakat or tithe) in the parish here.
Meanwhile, Malaysian Armed Forces personnel, in collaboration with the management of the Khalid bin Al-Walid Mosque in the Defence Ministry compound here, held sacrificial rites and an aqiqah programme at the mosque in conjunction with the Aidiladha celebration.
Armed Forces Religious Corps (Kagat) deputy director (management) Brig-Gen Mohd Hamzah Adam said that 26 cattle and four goats were sacrificed in a programme implemented through gotong-royong, involving 150 military personnel.
"Previously, during the movement control order last year, the sacrificial rites were only performed at abattoirs involving 18 cattle,” he said.
He said this to reporters after the symbolic opening ceremony by the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces headquarters, Datuk Mohd Zakaria Yadi, who handed over a slaughtering knife to Hamzah.
Earlier, Armed Forces personnel performed the Aidiladha prayers at the mosque before conducting sacrificial rites and aqiqah. - Bernama
Lembu 'tersado' di Malaysia dikorbankan di Masjid Ikhlasiah, Pantai Dalam, Kuala Lumpur.
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Sebelum ini, lembu baka Charolais seberat 1.2 tan, bernama 'Gemuk' itu telah dinobatkan sebagai pemenang pertandingan King of Sado 2022.
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