Slaughtering a sheep on behalf of a deceased person for charity
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible to slaughter a sheep for a deceased person in order to obtain reward, and not as an offering to him?
The Shaykh:
Slaughtering the 'Id sacrifice on behalf of a deceased person, or slaughtering a sheep for the sake of giving its meat in charity to the needy, with the reward going to the deceased, is permissible. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
If he slaughters it for Allah and intends the reward for the deceased, there is no harm. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible to slaughter a sheep for a deceased person in order to obtain reward, and not as an offering to him?
The Shaykh:
Slaughtering the 'Id sacrifice on behalf of a deceased person, or slaughtering a sheep for the sake of giving its meat in charity to the needy, with the reward going to the deceased, is permissible. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
If he slaughters it for Allah and intends the reward for the deceased, there is no harm. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [37] — alfawzan.live (1:03:35)
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