QUESTION: My parents wanted to know how should we dispose off the bones after eating the udhiyah meat, as they know a few people who said that these bones must be buried so that dogs do not lick it Or humans do not step over it. How far is this true? I think it should be disposed off normally in the bin. Please advice sheikh

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04 Jul

ANSWER: This is totally baseless and fabricated! Simply throw them in the bin like you do with other meat.

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QUESTION: Sheikh, I know the Prophet alaihis salatu wassalam used to start eating on the day of eid ul adha with cooked liver of the slaughtered animal. If I want to follow this sunnah, then I’ll have to wait till 3pm based on my situation. If I only drink water or have tea/coffee till that time, will it be permissible? Please advise.

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26 Jun

ANSWER: No problem in eating normally if it is going to be that late. 

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QUESTION: My brother is currently working in a 35-40 hour per week job but the duration of this job is 3 months. He earns 550 USD weekly. He started this job sometime in May. So, Shiekh is Qurbani valid on him this year?

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25 Jun

ANSWER: If he has savings that suffice buying an animal after his expenditure then yes, otherwise no.  

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QUESTION: If there r 7 people in the family. No the main head who is the father is sacrificing 7 goats of each of them. Than is it necessary for other members of the family not to cut hair and nails. Or is it only 4 the person who is paying 4 the sacrifice? whether he is doing it for all of his family members. And his family members also recite takbeer on their sacrifice.. while sacrifice is done by butcher

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24 Jun

ANSWER: One ram is sufficient for all those living under his roof. If they did not authorize him, they are not obliged to refrain from their hair and nails.

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QUESTION: Sheikh, please enlighten me about cutting of hair and nail befor Qurbani. Is there any rule not to cut hair or nail befor certain days of qurbani?

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24 Jun

ANSWER: It’s not permissible for the one who is paying for the qurbani to cut his/her nails and any part of body or head hair from the 1st of dhul hijjah until his animal is slaughtered. 

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QUESTION: I know it’s not allowed for a person who is paying for slaughtering to shave his hair or trim nails. What if one does that anyway? Will his slaughtering not be valid?

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24 Jun

ANSWER: This has no impact on the validity of his Udhiya but he is sinful for disobeying the prophet salla allahu alaihi wa sallam.

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QUESTION: I forgot to cut my nails before the first dhul hijja. They are quite long now. Can I cut them?

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23 Jun

ANSWER: If you are offering udhiya, you must not clip your nails or cut your hair until the animal is slaughtered. 

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QUESTION: Is it permissible for two or more people to contribute money to buy either a cow, sheep, or camel for qurbani?

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22 Jun

ANSWER: Only one person must own the sacrifice if it was a sheep and they can’t share it.  As for cow or camel, no problem in 2 or more people sharing, the maximum is 7 people to share.

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QUESTION: Can we fast white days dhul hijjah. 13th specifically. Or do white days not apply in this month because tashreeq

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22 Jun

ANSWER: This is not permissible at all as these days are prohibited to be fasted except for a pilgrim who can’t afford the sacrifice. We celebrate Eid ul Adha for 4 days and it’s prohibited to fast in these 4 days (10th, 11th, 12th and 13th of dhul hijjah)

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QUESTION: Sheikh my father does udhiyah every year اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّٰهِ and that is one lamb for the family of 4 who lives under him; including himself ( my brother lives abroad with his wife and two kids and he sometimes either share the money or do it completely. I have been earning for 1.5 year and i saved money from comity to do it this year. Sheikh i wanted to know if i can pay for it under my mother’s name

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06 Jun

ANSWER: This udhiya is sufficient for your father and all those living under his roof regardless whether they are earning or not. Your brother who lives abroad has to offer his own on behalf of himself and his family. 

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