Saying “bismillah wa-Allahu akbar” at the time of the sacrifice

Question

A man says that for the sacrifice one should say “bismillah wa-Allahu akbar”, and that if someone did not say the “wa” (the conjunction “and”) at the time of the sacrifice, the sacrifice did not take place; rather, the slaughter became haram. Is this correct?

Answer

At the time of slaughter one may say “bismillah, Allahu akbar” or “bismillah wa-Allahu akbar” — either way it will be correct, and the sacrifice will also be valid. Thus in Radd al-Muhtar, vol. 5.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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