Sunday, November 11, 2012

He is staying in a land where Islamic slaughter is banned; can he give the price of the udhiyah in charity?

My family and I are staying in a land where Islamic slaughter is
banned. What should wedo? Can we give its pricein charity?.
Praise be to Allaah.
If what is meant is the udhiyah (sacrifice) or 'aqeeqah on behalf of a
newborn, and it is not possible to carry out Islamic slaughter in the
land where you are staying, then it is better for you to send money to
someone who can slaughter it on your behalf in another country where
there are family members or poor and needy people, because
slaughtering the udhiyah or 'aqeeqahis better than giving the price in
charity.
Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:Doing the 'aqeeqah is
better than giving its price in charity, in our opinion. This is also
the view of Ahmad and Ibn al-Mundhir. End quote from al-Majmoo'
(8/414).
It says in Mataalib Ooli al-Nuha: Slaughtering it – the udhiyah or
'aqeeqah – is better thangiving its price in charity. This was stated
by Imam Ahmad (may Allaah have mercy on him). The same applies to the
hadiy, because of the hadeeth: "The son ofAdam does not do any deed on
the Day of Sacrifice that is dearer toAllaah than shedding blood. It
will come on the Day of Resurrection with its horns and cloven hoofs
and hair. Itsblood is accepted by Allaah before it reaches the ground.
So be content when you do it."Narrated by Ibn Maajah. The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) slaughtered the hadiy as
did the caliphs after him. If giving the price in charity were better,
theywould not have failed todo it. End quote. The hadeeth mentioned
was classed as da'eef by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Da'eefah, no.
526.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: Is it
permissible to slaughter the sacrifice in the land where one is, or to
send a sum of money for that to your own country or to another Muslim
country?
He replied:
It is better to offer the sacrifice in your own country if your family
are with you. If your family are elsewhere, and they do not have
anyone with them who can offer the sacrifice for them, then send money
to them to offer the sacrifice there. End quote from Majmoo' Fataawa
al-Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (24/207)
And Allaah knows best.

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