What is the reason for the suffering that afflicted the entire family with physical and psychological illnesses after they moved to a new house, and what is the ruling on slaughtering a sheep to ward off affliction, and does it actually ward off affliction?
If the slaughter is an act of drawing closer to Allah Almighty, with the intention of feeding the poor and the like, then it is permissible, just like drawing closer to Him through other acts of worship.
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