Sacrifice and Aqeeqa

Dear respected Mufti Saheb,

I consider myself to have missed many wajib Qurbanis/Udhiyahs as per the Hanafi School in the past 27 years and I intended to make up for all of them at once. I read that as a standard rule in the Hanafi School a goat or the price of one goat must be given away entirely in charity. (I am not sure if this rule only applies beyond the days of Eid ul Adha or also during the days of Eid ul Adha for past missed Qurbanis.)

However, the overwhelming majority of trustworthy international Islamic aid organizations based in my country only facilitate the donation of proper Islamic slaughter of mostly sheep and cows and then distribute the meat worldwide to those eligible to receive it (they send a video of the actual slaughter as proof and as verification, so that eases my heart and takes away all doubts). It is very difficult, if not impossible, to ask specifically for goats to be slaughtered on my behalf. Almost all of these organizations either slaughter 1/7th of a cow on your behalf or one sheep. The majority of the slaughter is done through one-seventh share of a cow on your behalf. I was unable to select a specific animal (i.e. goats) for my Qurbanis/Udhiyahs. The Islamic aid organizations themselves decide which animals are to be slaughtered.

The aforementioned Islamic aid organizations categorize countries in which the meat is slaughtered and distributed in different groups/categories, usually ranging from category A (which includes the poorest countries in which it is the most affordable/cheapest to buy an animal for Qurbani/Udhiyah, between 75 euros and 100 euros for 1/7th share in a cow) all the way to category D or even category F (these are richer and-well to do countries in which buying an animal for Qurbani/Udhiyah is by far the most expensive/most priciest, at least 250 euros for 1/7th share in a cow all the way up to 500+ euros for 1/7th share in a cow).

What I did is the following: I ordered and paid for 27 individual one-seventh (1/7th) shares of cows (instead of 27 goats) online just one day prior to Eid-ul-Adha of this year (2025) through one of the aforementioned Islamic aid organizations operating internationally and I selected the option that my Qurbanis/Udhiyahs are slaughtered and distributed in category A countries (the most poorest countries where the price of Qurbani animals is the least expensive and the most affordable). I did so with the intention of making up qadha the past 27 years of missed wajib Qurbanis/Udhiyahs as per the Hanafi School. Also, it is important to mention for me that I give all the meat away in charity for make-up (qadha) purposes, I take none of it for myself nor for family and friends. The 27 shares of cows that I bought will be of course slaughtered and distributed on the specified days after the Eid prayers on the Day of Slaughter (Al-Yawm an-Nahr) and possibly the day after as well (though they aim to slaughter all animals on the first day that it is allowed to do so).

Have I fully fulfilled my obligations as per the Hanafi School for making-up (qadha) my past 27 years of missed Qurbanis/Udhiyahs by doing so?

Also, it would have been extremely difficult for me to purchase 27 shares of cows or 27 sheep in the most expensive category of countries, where one share of a cow or one sheep would have been at least 250 euros or even 500+ euros (ranging from 6750 euros all the way up to 13500 euros). I have many debts and choosing category A countries was the option that was still affordable for me. Are my make-up qadha Qurbanis/Udhiyahs still valid or is this considered cheating?

Eagerly awaiting your answer dear Mufti Saheb, much salaam and respect,

M.N.

Dear Mufti Saheb, Assalamu Alaikum.
Does the name Aaira have a good meaning and what is the correct spelling of the name Aaira, Aairah or Ayra?

I am expecting the birth of my son soon and want to name him "Wali." I know "Al-Wali" is one of Allah's 99 names, and "Abdul" should be added before some (but not all) of these names when naming a person. Can I name my son "Wali" or should it be "Abdul Wali"? Is adding "Abdul" before "Wali" mandatory?

Can we keep the name as "Mohammed Numair"?

Assalawalaikum Mufti Sab,
By Allah's Grace I am blessed with Baby Boy.
I request you to please clarify Below Questions.

1) I have heard Many Mufti saying, If Baby Girl is born, it means Allah is happy with the Couple. I am recently blessed with Baby Boy, does this means Allah is not much Happy with me and with my Prayers????

2) I am planning to name my son as MOHAMMED IZHAAN. Can you please give some information regarding name IZHAAN (Meaning). According to Islam is this a good name? If the name is not Good, can you please name some Unique Baby Boy Names????

3) I am planning to Sacrifice 2 goats for my brother valima (Which is in May 2024), as Hakikha of my Son. is this permissible in islam ????

Thanks for understanding, I am hoping for a quick reply from your Side.