Important Highlights Of Qurbani Masaail

IMPORTANT QURBAANI LAWS

COLLECTIVE SACRIFICE

'Those whose earnings are Haraam, for example, through interest, gambling, Insurance, robbery and theft should not participate in collective Qurbaani otherwise they are responsible themselves.'1
In the case of collective Qurbaani it will be necessary for those seven people participating together to be specified and to make an intention on their behalf,

THE BEST ANIMAL
A female goat is better than a sheep.2

IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO SAY 'ALLAHU AKBAR'

It is sufficient to say, 'Bismillah' at the time of slaughtering and it is not necessary to say 'Allahu Akbar' although saying, 'Bismillahi Allahu Akbar' is in keeping with the Sunnah.3

A SPECIAL GIFT TO THE UMMAH OF MUHAMMAD (SAW)

It is the special favour of Allaah upon the Ummah of Muhammad (SAW) whereby the meat of the Qurbaani animal is Halaal for them.4

DISTRIBUTING MEAT BY ESTIMATION FOR SHARE-HOLDERS
It is not permissible to distribute Qurbaani meat by estimation.

TRIPE
It is permissible to eat tripe.5

MAKING QURBAANI ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN
If the children are immature, then Qurbaani is not compulsory upon them.6

MAKING QURBAANI FOR ESAAL-E-THAWAAB
In fact, it will be valid to even include more than one person in a single share, so much so, that even if one makes Qurbaani on behalf of the entire Ummah in one share it will be in order.

HAIR
It is not permissible to cut the hair of an animal once it has been purchased with the intention of Qurbaani7 and if someone has done this, it will be Waajib for him to give its price in Sadaqah.8

STERILE ANIMALS
Sterility is not considered a fault for Qurbaani. Just as a castrated animal,

Mad
An animal is classified when it is unable to eat and drink, its Qurbaani will not be valid.9

BIG ANIMALS

IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR A BIG ANIMAL TO BE SHARED BY SEVEN PEOPLE

FORGETTING TO SAY BISMILLAH

Even if a person forgot to recite, " بسم الله الله اكبر " and slaughtered an animal, then too, its meat will be Halaal and it is permissible to eat it. This is because it will be accepted that the one slaughtering it on the basis of being a Muslim does not slaughter on any name besides the name of Allaah .10

HOW BISMILLAH MUST BE READ
Nothing else should be done before reciting "Bismillaah" so much so, that if a person lays the animal down and recites "Bismillah" then leaves that animal alive after which he slaughters another animal with the same "Bismillah" he had recited for the first animal, it will not be permissible to eat that slaughtered animal.11

GOATS
THERE IS ONLY ONE SHARE IN A GOAT

WIFE
It is not necessary for the husband to make Qurbaani on behalf of his wife.12

MAKING AN ANIMAL UNCONSCIOUS AND SLAUGHTERING
To render an animal unconscious by shooting it in the head or stunning it is not in keeping with the method of slaughtering according to the Sunnah method and Islaamic teachings.

THE HISTORY OF QURBAANI
The very first Qurbaani was made by the two sons of Hadhrat Adam (AS), Haabil and Qaabil which means both of them made one Qurbaani each.

THE REASON FOR NAMING TASHREEQ
The reason for naming the days of Tashreeq as Tashreeq is the fact that people used to slice the Qurbaani meat into pieces and dry them in the sun.
Any such meat which had been dried in the sun was termed "Tashreeq-ul-Lahm".
According to some Ulema the reason for calling the Eid Salaah and the day of Qurbaani Tashreeq is the fact that the Eid Salaah is performed when the sun is shining.

THE TAKBEERAAT-E-TASHREEQ
It is Waajib to recite this Takbeer at least once from after the Fajr Salaah of the ninth Zil Hijjah to the Asr of the thirteenth Zil Hijjah immediately after the Fardh Salaah.13

IT IS WAAJIB TO SAY THE TAKBEER-E-TASHREEQ ONCE
To say it more than this is not Waajib.14

ONE IS UNABLE TO MAKE QURBAANI AFTER PURCHASING THE ANIMAL
He will then have to give in charity the value of a sheep or goat.

THERE WILL NOT BE A SHORTAGE OF ANIMALS
The system of Allaah's provisional power is such that He provides items in keeping with the necessity for them.

A PREGNANT ANIMAL
After slaughtering the animal, one will also have to slaughter the young that is removed and to eat it is Halaal.
If it is stillborn, it will not be valid to eat it. If it dies before being slaughtered, its meat is Haraam.15
If it was slaughtered after the days of Qurbaani have already passed and is eaten, then the value of the animal has to be given in Sadaqah. To do this is compulsory.

SHARES
The condition for this is that no shareholder's share be less than a single share and that each one's intention is to make Qurbaani or Aqiqah.

HERMAPHRODITE
It is not permissible to make Qurbaani of an animal that is a hermaphrodite.16

THE RULE REGARDING THE QURBAANI ANIMAL'S HIDE
Before selling the Qurbaani animal's hide, it can be used for oneself or even given to a wealthy person as a gift.

TEETH
It is not valid to slaughter an animal for Qurbaani which has no teeth at all.

DUAA
إنى وجهت وجهى للذى فطر السموت والأرض حنيفا وما أنا من المشركين ان صلاتى ونسكى ومحياى ومماتى لله رب العالمين
اللهم منك ولك
بسم الله الله اكبر
اللهم تقبله منى كما اقبلت من حبيبك محمد وخليلك ابراهيم عليهما الصلاة والسلام
فلان

IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO RECITE THE ABOVE DUAAS

TAIL
An animal which does not have a tail from birth is not permissible for Qurbaani.

MASNOON METHOD OF SLAUGHTERING-

RECITE
بسم الله الله أكبر
بسم الله الله أكبر

IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO MENTION THE NAMES OF SHAREHOLDERS WHEN SLAUGHTERING
It is not necessary to take the name of every shareholder at the time of making Qurbaani.

WHERE TO PLACE THE KNIFE WHEN SLAUGHTERING
It is mentioned in Jami' us Sagheer that the entire throat is a place of slaughter.

THE SLAUGHTERER MUST BE A MUSLIM

THE DIRECTION THE SLAUGHTERER FACES
It is Sunnah for the slaughterer to face the Qiblah. It is Makruh to leave it out for no reason.17

IT IS NECESSARY TO SAY "بسم الله الله أكبر" AT THE TIME OF SLAUGHTERING
بسم الله الله اكبر

FOUR VEINS TO BE CUT
If three are cut, then too it is valid and it will be Halaal to consume it. If only two were cut, then the animal is carrion and it will be Haraam to consume it.

A LIVE CALF COMES OUT
If it is found that a live calf came out, then it should be slaughtered as well,
If the Qurbaani animal has given birth just before slaughtering, then the ruling for the calf will be the same as mentioned above.18

SEPARATING THE HEAD
It is Makruh to separate the head of the animal before it can become cool after slaughtering, but the meat of the slaughtered animal will be Halaal.19

COOKING VERMICELLI
It is permissible to cook vermicelli on the day of Eid.

HORNS
The Qurbaani of such an animal that was born without horns or the horns broke is valid.20

SLAUGHTERING BY A SHIA
Shias are not Muslims, nor are they people of the book.

QURBAANI IS WAAJIB ON A SAHIB-E-NISAAB

MAKING QURBAANI FOR GOOD HEALTH
It is however better to give a live animal as charity.

ACTUAL NECESSITY
As for those who are craftsmen, their tools also fall under actual necessity.
If the value of these items reach the nisaab amount, then Qurbaani will be compulsory upon the owner of them.

FOR A STUDENT TO MAKE NAFL QURBAANI
It is better for a student of Deen to buy books of Deen rather than performing Nafl Qurbaani.21

AGE AND TEETH
In Shari'ah, consideration is given to age and not to the teeth.

SLAUGHTERING BY WOMEN
There is no doubt that the animal slaughtered by a Muslim woman is Halaal.

An animal that eats filth
If it is a camel, then it should be tied for forty days. If it is a cow or bull, then for twenty days and a goat should be kept confined and fed fodder for ten days.22

Qurbaani is remembrance of Ibraaheem
Consequently, the enthusiasm for giving one's life and for giving others preference will be created. This is the soul of Qurbaani.
This is because the soul of Qurbaani is giving a life and the soul of Sadaqah is giving wealth.

Qurbaani is an important form of worship

Qurbaani is for three days

To feed the Qurbaani meat to workers
The rulings of Qurbaani do not apply after the meat has been cooked.23

The time of Qurbaani
It is permissible to do Qurbaani once the Eid Salaat has been performed in any Masjid or Musallah of the city. It is not necessary that the person performing Qurbaani should complete the Eid Salaat.
The person performing Qurbaani is in one country and the animal is in another country
It will be necessary to do the Qurbaani on the common Eid day between them.

Qadha of Qurbaani
Qurbaani is a separate form of worship. Just as fasting is not done by a person performing Salaat, and Salaat is not done by a person keeping fast, Hajj is not done by a person giving Zakaat. Similarly, Qurbaani is not done by a person giving charity.24

It is necessary to make Qurbaani during the days of Qurbaani.

The Qurbaani animal
It is not permissible to slaughter a horse, chicken, deer etc. because it is not proven from Rasulullaah (SAW) neither by action or word.

Eid Salaat is sufficient for Qurbaani
If the Eid Salaat is performed anywhere in the city, it will be permissible to slaughter the Qurbaani animal.

It is not a condition for the person performing Qurbaani to complete the Eid Salaat.

Qurbaani is Waajib (compulsory)
Rasulullaah (SAW) stayed in Madinah Munawwarah for ten years after Hijrah. He performed Qurbaani every year with punctuality.25

Payment of the butcher
It is not permissible to give the skin or meat of the Qurbaani animal to the butcher as payment or to stipulate it as the payment.

Being a butcher
It is valid to take up the profession of being a butcher and to sell meat.

It is not compulsory upon the immature children to make Qurbaani.

Giving meat to a non Muslim
It is permissible to give Qurbaani meat to a non-Muslim - not as payment.

How many Qurbaani are waajib?
One Qurbaani is compulsory upon the sahib-e-nisaab.

Raw meat
It is permissible to eat Halaal raw meat.

Removing the skin
It is impermissible and Haraam to remove the skin after slaughtering the animal, before it has cooled down. It is necessary to stay away from such an action.

It is not valid to stop someone from slaughtering a cow

It is not permissible for a Muslim to agree or back non-Muslims in stopping others from slaughtering cows because in it lays the destruction of Islaam. The person who supports the non-Muslims in the destruction of Islaam cannot remain a Muslim.26

Distributing the meat by weight
It should not be distributed by estimation.

The slaughtered animal of a dumb person is Halaal.

Animals that have worn out teeth

But it has the ability to eat grass, then it is valid to make Qurbaani of it.

Lame
It is not permissible to make Qurbaani of such an animal that is so lame that it cannot walk to the place of slaughter.

This young will be in the order of the mother, and the mother is a goat, so this young will also be a female goat.

Mad
Qurbaani is not compulsory on a mad person.

A traveller
It is not compulsory upon a traveller to make Qurbaani.

A person in debt performing Qurbaani
The person who is in debt should worry about fulfilling his debt.

There is more reward for slaughtering in Mina
It is for this reason that Rasulullaah (SAW) slaughtered 100 camels during Hajj, 63 he slaughtered himself and the rest he gave to Hadhrat Ali (SAW)
Performing Qurbaani on behalf of the deceased
Hadhrat Ali (RA) used to slaughter a ram for himself and a ram on behalf of Rasulullaah (SAW).27

How should Qurbaani on behalf of the deceased be performed?
It is however valid to make a nafl Qurbaani share and send the reward of it to more than one living and deceased individual/s.

Is charity or Qurbaani more virtuous for the deceased?
It is more virtuous to make Qurbaani on behalf of the deceased for Isaal e Thawaab than it is to give charity during the days of Qurbaani.

Immature
If an immature boy or girl is wealthy, owns nisaab, then Qurbaani is not compulsory upon such a person.

The slaughtered animal of an immature child
An immature child can slaughter an animal.

The slaughtered animal of a blind person
The slaughtered animal of a blind Muslim is Halaal

White antelope
It is not valid to make Qurbaani of a white antelope.
It is also conditional that the animals should not be wild but it should be tame and used to humans.28

Wasiyyah (bequest)
It is not permissible for the wealthy to eat of a Qurbaani animal that was made out of fulfilling a vow.29

Walimah
It is permissible if a number of individuals take a share in a big animal for walimah and others for Qurbaani.

Qurbaani of a Deer
It is from among the wild animals and it is not permissible to make Qurbaani of wild animals.
There is no difference if it is tamed or not.30

Mufti Elias

Important Highlights Of Qurbani Masaail

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