4.     Its wisdom: 

A-  The intimacy of Allah, the Exalted, with it. That He, Glory be to Him, said: “Therefore to thy Lord turn in Prayer and sacrifice.”(108:2)  And He said (The Exalted and Mighty): “Say:Truly my prayer and my service of sacrifice, my life and my death are (all) for Allah, the Cherisher of the worlds: No partner hath He.”  (6: 162-163).  And the sacrifice is the slaughtering in intimacy to Him, Glory be to Him.  

B-      The reviving of the tradition of one of the monotheists, Ibrahim, the Comrade, peace be on him.  That Allah had revealed to him to slaughter his son Ismail.  Then Allah ransomed him with a ram, so he slaughtered it instead of him.  He, the Exalted said:  “And we ransomed him with a momentous sacrifice”. (37:107)

C-   Feeding one’s family and relatives  on the day of Eid, and spreading mercy among the poor and the wretched.  

D-   Gratitude to Allah, the Exalted, for subjecting the livestock to us.  He, the Exalted said: “Eat thereof, and feed the beggar who does not ask (men) , and the beggar who asks (men) . Thus We made them subject to you that you may be grateful. It is neither their meat nor their blood that reaches Allah , but it is piety from you that reaches Him . Thus have We made them subject to you that you may magnify Allah for His Guidance to you . And give glad tidings to the doers of good.” (22: 36-37).