The validity of the intention for the 'Id sacrifice on behalf of some household members rather than all of them
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. A Sudanese listener, who used the letters H, 'A, and 'A as a code for his name, says: I am married and have children, and my wife lives with her family. I send them expenses, including the cost of the 'Id sacrifice. I tell them to slaughter a specific sacrifice for you, but the whole household is content with just one sacrifice. What is your guidance? May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that. If the household members limit themselves to one 'Id sacrifice, there is nothing wrong with that, and it counts for the one for whom you intended the sacrifice. It counts for the one for whom you intended the sacrifice. If you intended it for the entire household, it suffices for them all. If you intended it for some of them, it is according to the intention. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 1. So if they intend it for the entire household and slaughter it, it suffices for one household. If they slaughter more than that, there is nothing wrong with it, but it is better not to multiply the sacrifices. It is better not to multiply the sacrifices. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. The household consists of two families: his family and the family of Shaykh Salih’s relatives.
The Shaykh:
If they intend it for everyone, there is nothing wrong, even if it is more than two families.
The questioner:
What Allah willed.
The Shaykh:
If they intend it for everyone, there is nothing wrong with that.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. You said, may Allah preserve you, that there is a discussion or a position of yours regarding this matter. Perhaps people have overlooked this issue, and in fact, their situation has reached exaggeration in sacrifices, Shaykh Salih.
The Shaykh:
Exaggeration in sacrifices is not recommended, because the objective and the establishment of the symbol are achieved with one sacrifice in the household, and the Sunnah is revived by that. As for multiplying sacrifices in one household without a reason, this is contrary to what is better. The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) used to slaughter one sacrifice for a man and his household. And when time passed, as some of the Companions said, people began to compete in sacrifices. So multiplying sacrifices in one household is not desirable. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. A Sudanese listener, who used the letters H, 'A, and 'A as a code for his name, says: I am married and have children, and my wife lives with her family. I send them expenses, including the cost of the 'Id sacrifice. I tell them to slaughter a specific sacrifice for you, but the whole household is content with just one sacrifice. What is your guidance? May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that. If the household members limit themselves to one 'Id sacrifice, there is nothing wrong with that, and it counts for the one for whom you intended the sacrifice. It counts for the one for whom you intended the sacrifice. If you intended it for the entire household, it suffices for them all. If you intended it for some of them, it is according to the intention. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended.
إنما الأعمال بالنيات، وإنما لكل امرئ ما نوىThe questioner:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. The household consists of two families: his family and the family of Shaykh Salih’s relatives.
The Shaykh:
If they intend it for everyone, there is nothing wrong, even if it is more than two families.
The questioner:
What Allah willed.
The Shaykh:
If they intend it for everyone, there is nothing wrong with that.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. You said, may Allah preserve you, that there is a discussion or a position of yours regarding this matter. Perhaps people have overlooked this issue, and in fact, their situation has reached exaggeration in sacrifices, Shaykh Salih.
The Shaykh:
Exaggeration in sacrifices is not recommended, because the objective and the establishment of the symbol are achieved with one sacrifice in the household, and the Sunnah is revived by that. As for multiplying sacrifices in one household without a reason, this is contrary to what is better. The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) used to slaughter one sacrifice for a man and his household. And when time passed, as some of the Companions said, people began to compete in sacrifices. So multiplying sacrifices in one household is not desirable. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4329- صحة النية بالأضحية عن بعض أهل البيت دون بعضهم الآخر - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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