Who abstains from cutting hair and nails when appointing another to perform the slaughter
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person appoints another to slaughter the 'Id sacrifice, who is the one who must abstain from cutting hair and nails: the one who is sacrificing or the one appointed?
Answer:
The one who intends to sacrifice is the one who must abstain. As for the agent, nothing is required of him; the agent is merely a representative. Therefore, he does not abstain from his hair or his nails. The one who abstains is the owner of the agent. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person appoints another to slaughter the 'Id sacrifice, who is the one who must abstain from cutting hair and nails: the one who is sacrificing or the one appointed?
Answer:
The one who intends to sacrifice is the one who must abstain. As for the agent, nothing is required of him; the agent is merely a representative. Therefore, he does not abstain from his hair or his nails. The one who abstains is the owner of the agent. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/61 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:10:50)
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