Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
Q: Is it permissible to slaughter a frail animal for qurbaani? A: If it is extremely frail then it will not suffice for qurbaani. ولاتجوز العجفاء التي لاتنفي فإن كانت مهزولة فيها بعض الشحم جاز (الفتاوي الهندية 5/298 ) (ويضحي بالجماء والخصي والثولاء) أي المجنونة (إذا لم يمنعها من السوم …
Read More »Qurbaani of a lame animal
Q: Can an animal which is lame in one leg be slaughtered for qurbaani? A: If it only walks on three legs and does not take support from the lame leg, then it will not suffice for qurbaani. However, if it takes support from the lame leg, it will suffice. …
Read More »Qurbaani of an animal whose tail or ear is cut off
Q: If an animal’s tail or ear is cut off, will it suffice for qurbaani? A: Some of the Hanafi Fuqaha have preferred the opinion that if more than one-third of the animal’s tail or ear is cut off, the Qurbaani will not be valid. However, most of the Hanafi …
Read More »Qurbaani of an animal whose eyesight is impaired
Q: Can an animal whose eyesight is impaired be slaughtered for qurbaani? A: If more than half of the animal’s eyesight is lost, it will not suffice for Qurbaani. (ويضحي بالجماء والخصي والثولاء) أي المجنونة (إذا لم يمنعها من السوم والرعي) (وإن منعها لا) تجوز التضحية بها (والجرباء السمينة) فلو …
Read More »Age of the Qurbaani Animal
Q: What age should the animal be in order for the Qurbaani to be valid? A: Goats and sheep have to be at least one year old. However, if a six-month-old sheep resembles a one year old, the Qurbaani will be valid. Bulls, buffaloes, cows and oxen have to be …
Read More »Finding the lost Qurbaani animal
Q: A person purchased an animal for qurbaani. Before the day of qurbaani, the animal got lost. After purchasing the second animal, the first animal was found. Which of the two animals should he slaughter? A: If qurbaani was waajib upon the one who purchased the animal, then he has …
Read More »Selling some of the shares in the Qurbaani animal
Q: A person purchased a bull for Qurbaani. Later on he decides to sell some shares of the animal to people who intend doing Qurbaani. Will it be permissible for him to sell some of the shares? A: At the time of purchasing the animal, if the person had the …
Read More »Intending Aqeeqah in a Qurbaani animal
Q: Will the qurbaani of all the shareholders be valid if one shareholder does not intend qurbaani but intends aqeeqah? A: Qurbaani of all the shareholders will be valid. (و إن كان شريك الستة نصرانيا أو مريدا اللحم لم يجز عن واحد) منهم (الدر المختار 6/326) قال العلامة ابن عابدين …
Read More »One shareholder only intending the meat of the Qurbaani animal
Q: Will the Qurbaani of all the shareholders be valid if one shareholder does not intend Qurbaani and only intends the meat? A: Qurbaani of all the shareholders will be invalid if any of the shareholders intends only the meat. (و إن كان شريك الستة نصرانيا أو مريدا اللحم لم …
Read More »Owning a share in a Qurbaani animal
Q: Will the qurbaani of all the shareholders be valid if any shareholder’s share is less than one-seventh? A: The qurbaani of all the shareholders will be invalid if any shareholder’s share is less than one-seventh. (أو سبع بدنة) هي الإبل والبقر سميت به لضخامتها ولو لأحدهم أقل من سبع …
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