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.
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Sacrifices, - Selling a sacrificial animal, and the acceptable age for an animal for ‘aqeeqah.

1. can anyone distribute money by selling a goat that was offered to
be slaughtered in the name of Allah for family welfare.
2. can a goat less than one year of age is acceptable for Aqeeka (for
new born baby two for boy, 0ne for girl).
these are needed please do reply these questions.
Praise be to Allaah.
It is not permissible to sell part of the sacrificial animal or
udhiyah, or to sell all of it, except in cases where it is done in
accordance with the purpose of the sacrifice, because what a person
has given to Allaah cannot be sold at all.
It says in al-Mughni: It is not permissible to sell any part of it –
i.e., the sacrificial animal – but if the butcher is poor and he gives
him something because he is poor, in addition to the wages that he
gives him, that is permissible, because he is entitled to take some of
it because of being poor, not as payment forhis work. End quote
(3/222)
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen said: It is haraam to sell any part of the
udhiyah, whether the meat or anything else, even the skin. The butcher
should not be given anything from it in partial payment for his work,
because that is like selling. (Risaalah Ahkaam al-Hadiy wa'l-Udhiyah)
And he (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: It is not permissible to
dispose of it – i.e., the udhiyah – in ways that would prevent going
ahead with the sacrifice,such as selling, giving away, giving as a
pledgeand so on, unless he replaces it with something that serves the
purpose pf sacrifice better, not for his own ends. If he selects a
sheep for sacrifice then he decides that he wantsto keep it for some
reason and replaces it with one that is better so that he can keep it,
that is not permissible, because he is taking back something that he
had set aside for Allaah for his own ends and notfor serving the
purpose of sacrifice in a better way.
With regard to rams, which are male sheep, the ram should have reached
the age of one year in order for it to be permissible as a sacrifice,
but the Sunnahshows that it is permissible to sacrifice ajadh'ah. The
majority of scholars say that this applies only to jadh'ah of sheep,
not of goats. A jadh'ah of sheep is one that is six months old, but
the older it is than six months the better, because some of the
madhhabs say that jadh'ah means one that is a year old.
The evidence that indicates that the desirable age according to
sharee'ah is one year is the marfoo' hadeeth of Jaabir (may Allaah be
pleased with him):
"Do not slaughter anything but a two-year-old animal, unless it is too
difficult for you, in which case slaughter a jadh'ah sheep."
Narrated by Muslim 1963.
The apparent meaning of the hadeeth is that a jadh'ah of sheep is only
acceptable if a two-year-old is not available. But the majority of
scholars interpreted that as referring to what is mustahabb, and they
quoted the following as evidence:
1 – It was narrated from one of the companions of the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that "a jadha'h is sufficient for
what a two-year-old is sufficient." Narrated by al-Nasaa'i (4383) and
Abu Dawood (2799); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani.
2 – It was narrated that 'Uqbah ibn 'Aamir (may Allaah be pleased with
him) said: We sacrificed a jadh'ah of sheep alongwith the Messenger
of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Narrated by
al-Nasaa'i (4382). Its isnaad was classed as qawiy by al-Haafiz in
al-Fath, and as saheeh byal-Albaani. See the commentary on Zaad
al-Ma'aad (2/317).
It should be noted that the same conditions are stipulated for
'aqeeqah as for udhiyah: the animal should be free of faults and of
the proper age. The evidence for that is qiyaas (analogy), on the
basis that both are sacrifices.
Thus it may be known that it is acceptable for you to sacrifice a
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Sacrifices, - It is essential that the sacrificial animal be slaughtered by a Muslim with the intention of offering a sacrifice (udhiyah).

In this part of the country (Vanc. ,Canada) and maybe other ares also,
the farmers deal with us in the following manner. When you go tobuy an
animal, they quote you a per pound rate. This means that after
slaughtering the animal, they weigh it and charge you a certainamount
per pound. This includes the cost of the animal and the fees for using
his premises (for slaughter) and the cutting and wrapping fee. For the
udhiyah is this permissible?
Or is it that the animal must first be purchased and then afterwards
only the fees can be paid. The farmers are not willing to do this as
they are afraid they may lose on the deal if they do it. I do believe
that if people try hard enough they may find those whomaight agree.
However, I am not certain. Nonetheless, the question is, can the
udhiyah be considered correct if the method of purchase mentioned
above is followed?.
Praise be to Allaah.
It is a necessary condition of the sacrificethat the animal be
slaughtered by a Muslim with the intention of offering a sacrifice
(udhiyah); it is not sufficient to slaughter it for the meat.
Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in al-Majmoo' (8/380):
The intention is a condition of the sacrificebeing valid.
There is nothing wrong with buying the animal in the manner described
in the question, so long as the worker slaughtersit with the intention
of offering a sacrifice. That is if the worker is a Muslim; otherwise
one of you should slaughter it, then the worker can cut it up.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in al-Sharh
al-Mumti' (7/494):
It is not correct to delegate the slaughter of the udhiyah
(sacrifice)to a kitaabi (i.e., a Jew or a Christian), even though meat
slaughtered by the People of the Book is halaal. Because slaughtering
the sacrifice is an act of worship, it is not correct to delegate it
to a kitaabi, as a kitaabi cannot be involved in acts of worship that
draw the Muslim closer to Allaah, because he is akaafir (disbeliever)
whose worship is not accepted. If his acts of worship are not valid
when done on his own behalf, they cannot be valid when done on behalf
of another. But if a kitaabi is delegated to slaughter regular meat
for eating, there is nothing wrong with that.
And Allaah knows best.

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Islamic Stories, - The truth has come

It is stated on the authority of Abdullah bin Masood that the
unbelievers of the Quraish had installed 360 idols in Ka'bah so
strongly that their feet were fixed with lead. When Makkah was
conquered and the Prophet (SAW) entered the Holy Ka'bah, he had a
stick in his hand. With it, he started pointing towards the idols and
reciting this verse: Truth has (now) arrived, and falsehood perished
(Surah Al Isra:81). The idol, to which the Prophet (SAW) pointed on
its front, fell down to its rear side and the idol,to which he pointed
from its rear side, fell down flat on its front side. Source: Combined
from Bukhari, Muslim, Bazar, Tabrani and Abu Yaala.

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