The cooking method is also used for Jan in de Zak (John in the Bag), a Dutch recipe that involves boiling a yeasted wheat dough in a sack in a pot of water for hours. It is then served with molasses, for instance.
My family is from Cornwall across the Channel from Brittany my grandmother made a similar dish called suet pudding. Made with flour and beef suet and boiled in a piece of muslin and served in slices with a roast dinner or pot roast. Sometimes it it was served with butter and Lyles golden syrup.
This was completely fascinating to me, and I fervently, selfishly wish you will call the King Arthur Flour company right away and suggest doing a collab with them to make kig ha farz sacks, and the appropriate flour & recipe, available asap. They would make the sacks well, I am sure, and how could they not want to work with a baking god such as yourself?
Fill half of a big stew pot (or Dutch-oven) with water. Throw the mixed meats in it (with the exeption of the sausages). Peel the onion, and poke it with the cloves. Throw the onion, garlic, bay leaves and thyme in the water. Cover, bring to a boil and simmer for 1 hour.
Place both farz bags and the pork sausage in the simmering broth and cook for two hours.
After the 2 hours, peel the carrots, remove the green parts from the leeks, cut the cabbage in large wedges and place in the simmering broth for 45 minutes.
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Usually it happens while praying in prayer room at office, people gathered and form Jamat. So in this case, if you are in the middle of offering your individual Farz prayer. Should you discontinue the prayer to participate in Jamaat?
This hadith talks about a similar situation: someone is praying in jama'ah, already, and you show up. For example, you rush to pray Fajr in the masjid without praying your sunnah; you show up, and they already started salaat-ul-Fajr. Can you pray your sunnah, and then join them?
You must bear in mind that before starting your salaah, your niyyah was to perform the farz, so discontinuing is not what you should do until absolutely necessary. Secondly, there is no question of being accused of rejecting the jama'ath because at the time of starting the prayer(during niyyah) you were totally unaware of the jama'ath.
As an advice I would like to say a thing. If you are behind the jama'at's Imaam, you can coordinate the timings if you like and end after your required raka'ats are over. But, if the jama'at is formed such that the imaam is actually behind you, if you follow him you are violating the terms of jama'at that the imaam must be in front of the followers.
According to Hanafi Fıqh, cancelling an ibadah deliberately and without an excuse is haram. However, cancelling in order to gain the virtue of jama'ath is compared to demolishing a Masjid in order to renewing and correcting it.
According to "catching the farz" part of the book Ni'met-i İslam, cancelling farz and joining the jama'ath is mustahab if you haven't reached the first Sujiud (that is you should participate in jama'ath). If you reached to the first Sujiud there different conditions and details to be asked a scholar or read from a book.
also if you have finished your prayer and want to have the reward of Jamaat you can offer a Ghaza (past lost prayer) with Jamaat and if you have no lost prayer you can offer a Mustahab prayer with Jamaat and gifts its reward for your dead relieves like parents or prophet or Ahl Bayt. (And they will respond your gift by a better gift based on below verse)
Qurbani is a highly significant and widely practiced religious observance among Muslims all over the world. The question is Qurbani farz (obligatory) or not is an important one and requires some explanation.
Many scholars debate on is Qurbani farz or sunnah? Is Qurbani mandatory or not? As every year Muslims around the world perform Qurbani in Eid-ul-Adha, many assume Qurbani fard. But it is not. It is a highly encouraged Sunnah. The Prophet (SAW) declared,
On the other hand, the Hanafi school of thinking holds that Qurbani is wajib and obligatory. While wajib deeds are still highly essential and, in the Hanafi school of thought, are regarded as responsibilities upon Muslims (i.e., one should not purposefully miss them), farz actions are mandatory based on unambiguous proof.
No matter what school of thought you subscribe to, performing the Qurbani is extremely rewarding because the Prophet (saw) himself did it and exhorted his followers to follow suit. Even though Qurbani is not farz, it is strongly promoted and has many spiritual benefits.
Despite this disagreement, the vast majority of Muslims consider qurbani to be a highly important and rewarding practice. It is performed by millions of Muslims around the world each year. The purpose of Qurbani is to commemorate the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) to sacrifice his son Ismail (peace be upon him) as an act of obedience to Allah and to express our gratitude and submission to Allah by sacrificing an animal in his name.
In conclusion, while there is some debate among scholars regarding the status of Qurbani as farz or sunnah, it is widely considered to be a highly effective and recommended practice among Muslims and is an important aspect of the Islamic faith and tradition.
Every ablebodied Muslims should perform Qurbani on Eid-ul-Adha. The act of Qurbani is done to remember how Prophet Ibrahim (AS) was ready to sacrifice his son Ismail (AS) to do what Allah told him to do. But Allah replaced Ismail with a ram, so the offering of the animal shows that Prophet Ibrahim did what Allah told him to do. Qurbani is seen as a religious duty for Muslims who have enough money to pay for it.
The meat of the slaughtered animal is split into three parts. One part is kept for the family, one part is given to friends and family, and the last part is given to people who are poor and in need. This act of kindness and giving is a big part of Qurbani, and it helps build community spirit and unity.
By practising Qurbani, you can fulfil your commitment as a Muslim and demonstrate your loyalty to Allah (SWT). Though there is different opinions in scholar regarding the question is Qurbani farz or not. But every scholars have agreed that it brings a lot of blessings of Allah. They encouraged Muslims to perform Qurbani if they are eligible. If you do not perform Qurbani willingly, you sure are missing a lot of rewards from Allah (SWA).
Muslims demonstrate their unity through Qurbani. They also provide charity to people in need. Along with providing mercy to their brothers and sisters who are going through difficult circumstances, they also learn patience and become conscious of the mercy Allah (SWT) decides to bestow.
Have you ever heard of a buckwheat couscous with pork? Yes, it exists! This is a specialty that comes straight from Brittany. A recipe from my grandmother. A family tradition: The Kig ha farz or as my grandmother called it: the famous couscous Breton!
Kig ha farz was the only known far until the French Revolution. Far refers to a wide variety of flour-based preparations. Buckwheat first appeared in the 16th century, and quickly established itself in the poor lands of inland Brittany, replacing wheat as a staple food. As buckwheat is not a cereal, new recipes were needed to use this flour. Hence the galette or far, all preparations that avoided the need to use the seigneurial oven, which had to be paid for. It was only after the French Revolution that other preparations began to appear, notably those baked in the oven.
Initially, there was no question of adding vegetables. The recipe then consisted of far and meat, often salted bacon cooked separately. From a simple far cooked in a bag with a piece of bacon, we gradually arrived at a more elaborate and complete recipe, which today consists of black far cooked in a bag, meat and vegetables.
The evolution of the kig ha farz recipe bears witness to a different relationship with food: from the need to feed oneself, to the search for the pleasure of eating well. Today, kig ha farz has (re)become the ideal dish for group meals, associations and schools. On Sundays in winter, it's not uncommon to see a dozen or so meals offered in a month.
Fancy getting your hands dirty with black farz? There are many variations on kig ha farz. Each family has its own jealously guarded secret recipe. Even if every village, every house, says that the best kig ha farz is its own, we had to make a choice! Here's the family recipe that Herv Bcam, former chef at the Michelin-starred La Butte restaurant in Plouider, Cte des Lgendes, agreed to share with us.
If you don't like meat, there are sometimes two alternatives for enjoying this Breton dish:
- Pesked ha farz: made with fish, this is a lighter version!
- Veg ha farz: keeps the basic recipe, but with more vegetables! Perfect for vegetarians.
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