Is it permissible for a traveling young man to offer a sacrifice on his own behalf, or is his father’s sacrifice sufficient for him?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I am a young man residing in Riyadh, I am twenty-two years old, I am an employee, and I am not married.
The Shaykh:
Two is not correct; it is twenty-two.
The questioner:
I am a young man residing in Riyadh, I am twenty-two years old, I am an employee, and I am not married. The question is: Do I offer a sacrifice on my own behalf, or is the sacrifice my father slaughters on my behalf sufficient?
The Shaykh:
If you live with your father in the house and your father is the one who provides for the household, including you, then your father’s sacrifice is sufficient; your father’s sacrifice is sufficient for the people of the house. However, if you are independent and live in a house of your own, then you must slaughter a sacrifice. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I am a young man residing in Riyadh, I am twenty-two years old, I am an employee, and I am not married.
The Shaykh:
Two is not correct; it is twenty-two.
The questioner:
I am a young man residing in Riyadh, I am twenty-two years old, I am an employee, and I am not married. The question is: Do I offer a sacrifice on my own behalf, or is the sacrifice my father slaughters on my behalf sufficient?
The Shaykh:
If you live with your father in the house and your father is the one who provides for the household, including you, then your father’s sacrifice is sufficient; your father’s sacrifice is sufficient for the people of the house. However, if you are independent and live in a house of your own, then you must slaughter a sacrifice. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل للشاب المسافر أن يضحي عن نفسه أم تكفي أضحية والده عنه؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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