The ruling on designating a specific sacrifice to be slaughtered for a deceased person, other than the one slaughtered for the household
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. Umm 'Abir asks and says: There are three customs practiced in my village and the neighboring villages, and we would like to know the ruling on these customs. The first custom is designating a specific sacrifice to be slaughtered for a deceased person, other than the one slaughtered for the household.
The Shaykh:
It is better to suffice with one sacrifice for the household and for the deceased, for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is
The presenter:
O Allah, send blessings upon him.
The Shaykh:
the one who offered two sacrifices: one for himself and his household, and the second for those of the Ummah of Muhammad who had not offered a sacrifice. This indicates that the sacrifice is sufficient, praise be to Allah, for both the living and the deceased. If one limits it to one, that is better. And if one offers two, as the questioner mentioned, there is no harm in that, praise be to Allah. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. Umm 'Abir asks and says: There are three customs practiced in my village and the neighboring villages, and we would like to know the ruling on these customs. The first custom is designating a specific sacrifice to be slaughtered for a deceased person, other than the one slaughtered for the household.
The Shaykh:
It is better to suffice with one sacrifice for the household and for the deceased, for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is
The presenter:
O Allah, send blessings upon him.
The Shaykh:
the one who offered two sacrifices: one for himself and his household, and the second for those of the Ummah of Muhammad who had not offered a sacrifice. This indicates that the sacrifice is sufficient, praise be to Allah, for both the living and the deceased. If one limits it to one, that is better. And if one offers two, as the questioner mentioned, there is no harm in that, praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4923- حكم تخصيص الميت بأضحية تذبح عنه غير التي تذبح عن أهل البيت - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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