relaive for treatment? zakat money given to himwhich is not sufficient
for treatment.
Praise be to Allaah.
The basic principle is that offering the sacrifice is better than
giving its price in charity, because ofwhat results from that of
drawing close to Allah by offering a sacrifice and giving charity, and
performing this ritual in front of one's family and children, and
keeping this ritual alive among the people, because the sacrifice is
one of the symbols of Islam.
Ibn al-Qayyim said in Tuhfat al-Mawdood (p. 65):
Sacrifice at the appropriate time, such as during Hajj and on Eid
al-Adha, is better than giving its price in charity even if one gives
more, because offering a sacrifice and shedding blood is what is
required, and it is an act of worship that is mentioned alongside
prayer, as Allah says (interpretation of themeaning):
"Therefore turn in prayer to your Lord and sacrifice (to Him only)"
[al-Kawthar: 108:2]
"Say (O Muhammad): Verily, my salaah (prayer), my sacrifice, my
living, and my dying are for Allâh, the Lord of the 'Alameen (mankind,
jinn and all that exists)"
[al-An'aam 6:162].
In every religion there is prayer and sacrifice and no other acts of
worship could take their place. Hence if you give charity equivalent
to many times the price of the sacrifice offered in Hajj, it can never
take its place. The same is true of udhiyah (qurbaani). End quote.
The scholars of the Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas said:
Offering the udhiyah (qurbaani) on the Muslim's behalf and on behalf
of the (living) members of his family is aconfirmed Sunnah (Sunnah
mu'akkadah) for the one who is able to do it, and offering it is
better than giving its price in charity.
End quote from Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah, 11/419
If this relative is sick and in urgent need of treatment and medicine,
then helping him in his sickness and striving to find treatment for
him takes precedence over udhiyah, especially if his sickness is
severe and he is in urgent need of help, and there is no one among his
relatives or friends who can help him.
'Abd al-Razzaaq narrated in al-Musannaf (8156) from al-Thawri, from
'Imraan ibn Muslim, from Suwayd ibn Ghaflah that he said: I heard
Bilaal say: To give its price (i.e., the price of the udhiyah) in
charity to an orphan or a debtor is dearer to me than sacrificing it.
He (the narrator) said: I do not know whether Suwayd said it by
himself or it is the words of Bilaal.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah havemercy on him) said:
Hajj (i.e., voluntary Hajj) done in the prescribed manner is better
than charity that is not obligatory. But if he has relatives who are
in need, then giving charity to them is better, who need his charity
for his maintenance. But if both actions are voluntary, then Hajj is
better, because it is an act of worship that is both physical and
financial. By the same token, offering asacrifice for 'aqeeqah or
udhiyah is better than giving its price in charity. End quote from
al-Fataawa al-Kubra, 5/382
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy onhim) said:
If it is a matter of choice between udhiyah and paying off debt on
behalf of a poor person, then paying off the debt is better,
especially if the debtor is a relative.
End quote from Majmoo' Fataawa wa Rasaa'il Ibn 'Uthaymeen, 13/1496
And Allah knows best.
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