Sacrifices, - One sacrifice is sufficient on behalf of the members of a householdeven if they are one hundred strong.

Is one sacrifice sufficienton behalf of all the members of a
household, even if they are many?.
Praise be to Allaah.
One sacrifice is sufficienton behalf of all the members of a
household, no matter how many of them thereare.
Al-Tirmidhi (1505) narrated that 'Ata' ibn Yassaar said: I asked Abu
Ayyoob: How was the sacrifice done at the time of the Messenger
ofAllaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)? He said: A man
would offer a sheepon behalf of himself and the members of his family,
and they would eat some and feed others with some." Classed as saheeh
by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.
It says in Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi:
This hadeeth clearly states that a single sheepis sufficient on behalf
of a man and the members of his household, even if they are many, and
that is correct.
Al-Haafiz ibn al-Qayyim said in Zaad al-Ma'aad: The teaching of the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was that a sheep
is sufficient on behalf of a man and the members of his household,
even if they are many in number.
Al-Shawkaani said in Nayl al-Awtaar: In fact a single sheep is
sufficient on behalf of the members of a household, even if there are
one hundred or more, as is indicated by the Sunnah. End quote.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen said in al-Sharh al-Mumti' (5/275):
There is no limit to how many people may share in the reward. The
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) offered a
sacrifice on behalf of his entire ummah, and a man may offer a single
sheep on behalf of himself and the members of his household, even if
they are one hundred strong. End quote.
The Standing Committee was asked: There are twenty-two people in this
family, and they have one income and one budget. On Eid al-Adha they
offer a single sacrifice, and I do not know whether that is sufficient
or whether they should offer two sacrifices?
They replied:
If the family is big but they live in one house, one sacrifice is
sufficientfor them, but if they offer more than one sacrifice, that is
better. End quote.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah, 11/408. - - ▓███▓ Translator:->
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