Essential questions and answers regarding Udhiyyah (Qurbani)

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This ebook contains answers to the following questions:

  1. What is the definition of Udḥiyah?
  2. What is the evidence for its legislation?
  3. What is the ruling of Udḥiyah (Qurbāni)?
  4. What is the wisdom behind slaughtering the Udḥiyah?
  5. What is the time for the Udḥiyah?
  6. Is it permitted for a person to slaughter the Udḥiyah whilst in a state of Janābah (major impurity)?
  7. What is a person offering Udḥiyah prohibited from doing?
  8. Is every member of the family included in the above prohibition?
  9. Is the Udḥiyah invalidated if a person cuts his hair or clips nails?
  10. Can a person comb his hair if intending to offer the Udḥiyah?
  11. If the Udḥiyah his being slaughtered in a different country, when does the one who owns the Udḥiyah cut his hair?
  12. If a person has been entrusted to slaughter another person’s Udḥiyah, can he cut his hair and nails?
  13. Which animals are permitted to be slaughtered?
  14. Can more than one person share the ownership of an Udḥiyah?
  15. Who is included in a person’s Udḥiyah?
  16. Can a woman offer an Udḥiyah independent of her husband; or for her own self and on behalf of her family including her husband?
  17. Can a woman offer an Udḥiyah even if her husband is offering an Udḥiyah?
  18. Can a woman help her husband financially – from her personal wealth – to pay for the Udḥiyah?
  19. Can a person slaughter an animal on behalf of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم?
  20. How is the Udḥiyah meat distributed?
  21. Can the Udḥiyah meat be gifted to a non-Muslim?
  22. Can the Udḥiyah meat be sold?

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He is a graduate of the Islamic University of Madeenah, having graduated from the Institute of Arabic Language, and later the Faculty of Sharee'ah in 2010. He currently resides in Nelson, Lancashire and is the Imam of Masjid Sunnah.

6 comments

As-salamu alaykum,

If my udhiyah is going to be in a different country, is it okay for them to slaughter my animal after their eid khutbah even though the eid khutbah in my country has not occurred yet? In shaa Allah, my question makes sense and you can clarify. JazakumAllahu khair

Walaykum salaam,

The Udhhiyyah is slaughtered on the day of Eid or the three days of Tashreeq after it, in the country in which the Udhhiyyah is being slaughtered not the country in which the owner of the Udhhiyyah resides.

Wa billahi at-Tawfeeq

Assalamu alaikum,

A new revert sister wanted to sacrifice but then found she’s financially unable saying, “I clipped my nails but keep my intention.”

I mentioned if there is reason to clip nails like broken or torn etc she could, but she clipped all the nails and toes saying they were jaggered.She then said she clipped for “a non Islamic reason” which comes 2 my question. Is this possible? To have a non-islamic reason”?

Walaykum salaam wa rahmatullahi,

It is unclear what is meant by “unislamic reasons”. The scholars differed with regards to a person offering Udhhiyyah cutting hair or clipping nails – some of them considering it to be Haram (forbidden) whilst others considered it Makruh (disliked).

Based on the last view of it being disliked, a person can cut hair or nails, especially if there is a need or necessity. Perhaps because she is a new Muslim she can be excused, however it is important to advise each other about submission to Allah and following the rulings of Islam to the best of our ability.

Wallaahu a’lam wa billahi at-Tawfiq

Assalamu alaikum,

Udḥiyah (Qurbani) meat should be distributed amongst 3 groups of people:

1. The person who slaughtered or paid for the slaughtering of the Udḥiyah, and his family.
2. Poor and needy people, regardless of whether relatives or not.
3. Friends, family and neighbours, a portion can be given to them as a gift, even if they are not in need of it.

Based on the above, a portion of the meat can be gifted between people, even if some of them have offered Udḥiyah.

Wa billahi at-Tawfiq

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