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Transferring the 'Id sacrifice to another country to revive the custom

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Question:
Your brother, Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the custom of the 'Id sacrifice is almost non-existent in one of the countries in Africa, is it permissible for me to transfer my 'Id sacrifice from Riyadh to that country in order to revive this custom?

Answer:
May Allah protect you. Slaughter it in your house and do not transfer it to another country. However, you must explain to the people of the country that the 'Id sacrifice is a recommended practice (sunnah) and a confirmed custom, and that they should slaughter it in their own houses. If you are a resident there and have a house there, slaughter it there. But if you are a visitor and not staying for a long period, the 'Id sacrifice is slaughtered in the house, it is not slaughtered [elsewhere]. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/61 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:20:39)

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