The Better Option for the Udhiyah: In the Country of Residence or in One’s Home Country
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Question:
Salih, may Allah preserve you and bless you. Abu Farid from Syria, residing in Germany, says: In the blessed 'Id al-Adha, may Allah grant us and you the opportunity to reach it, what is the best for a person: to sacrifice in the country where he resides, or to send the cost of the udhiyah to be distributed among relatives, friends, and the poor, and to appoint someone to sacrifice on his behalf in his home country? Please advise us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Both options are permissible. Whether you sacrifice in the country where you are, or you instruct someone to sacrifice on your behalf in your home country, it is all permissible, and praise be to Allah. Look at the benefit. Look at the benefit in both countries. Whichever has the greater benefit is the better. Yes.
Salih, may Allah preserve you and bless you. Abu Farid from Syria, residing in Germany, says: In the blessed 'Id al-Adha, may Allah grant us and you the opportunity to reach it, what is the best for a person: to sacrifice in the country where he resides, or to send the cost of the udhiyah to be distributed among relatives, friends, and the poor, and to appoint someone to sacrifice on his behalf in his home country? Please advise us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Both options are permissible. Whether you sacrifice in the country where you are, or you instruct someone to sacrifice on your behalf in your home country, it is all permissible, and praise be to Allah. Look at the benefit. Look at the benefit in both countries. Whichever has the greater benefit is the better. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7497 — youtube.com (14:44)
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