QUESTION: Is it a must the udhiyyah and aqeeqah remains and bones be buried?

Slaughtering
02 Jun

ANSWER: This is baseless, there’s no such ruling in Islam

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QUESTION: Camel(5yrs), Cattle(2yrs), Goat(2yrs). Are these minimum age limit only for Ulhiyya? Is there any minimum age for slaughtering animal for selling? Some shops slaughter and sell the 1yrs old cattle/cow. Is it Haram to sell or consume?

Slaughtering
29 May

ANSWER: No problem for slaughtering livestock to be in any age.  The specific ages are for sacrifice whether aqeeqah, Udhiyah, Hadi’e or fidiyah

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QUESTION: “Sheikh, if the name ‘Muhammad’ appears or is written on a goat meant for qurbani, does that make the animal special or sacred? Should the qurbani still be done normally?”

Slaughtering, Superstitions
26 May

ANSWER: This means nothing & there’s no problem whatsoever in slaughtering it.

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QUESTION: My question is regarding udhiyah? If my parents visits me overseas and we all live in one house or some times they live with my sister’s house. So, can I sacrifice one lamb for all of us? Since we are in same country.

Slaughtering
25 May

ANSWER: If your parents are only coming for a visit then no, your father should give one Udhiyah for him and whoever lives under his roof and you do one for you & your family.

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QUESTION: I paid a charity to do the sacrifice for me. I paid for a goat but due to availability the charity may complete the sacrifice with another acceptable option. Is my sacrifice valid?

Slaughtering
22 May

ANSWER: The question is not clear! The company must identify what is your sacrifice and inform you about it and not have it floating like this and ambiguous.

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QUESTION: Can a person who has intention to offer udhiya shave head or cut nails if they exceed 40 days or too long and not neaty?

Slaughtering
21 May

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible and still they are sinful for delaying it till this last moment!

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QUESTION: Is it permissible to buy a goat just one Or two days before Eid-ul-Adha and then sacrifice it, or should the animal be kyept for a specific number of days before Qurbani? Also, if due to purchasing it shortly before Qurbani the family does not develop emotional attachment with the animal, is the Qurbani still completely valid and permissible?

Slaughtering
20 May

ANSWER: No problem in buying it even minutes before slaughtering it!

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QUESTION: In my country, some scholars say that if we do not cut our nails, hair, or pubic hair during the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, we will receive the same reward as the person who offers the Qurbani. Is this authentic?

Slaughtering
19 May

ANSWER: No, this is a blatant lie and bogus!

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QUESTION: Can I do a slaughter (of eid al adha) on the name of the deceased head of family, so that the slaughter will count for the whole family?

Slaughtering
17 May

ANSWER: This is not from the sunnah. The prophet’s uncle Hamzah and his beloved wife Khadeejah and many others died in his lifetime and he had never slaughtered a sacrifice specially for them.  If you want, you can slaughter your own sacrifice and include in it all the deceased you want. 

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QUESTION: Last year I performed Kurban through an organization. Later I learned that they slaughter each sheep before all the others. Does this mean I can no longer perform Kurban with them?

Slaughtering
18 Apr

ANSWER: What they had done is wrong and against the sunnah, however your udhiya (qurbani) is valid

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