The Ruling on Appointing a Woman or a Distinguishing Child to Slaughter the Udhiyah
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The questioner:
May Allah conceal your faults, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to appoint a woman or a distinguishing child to slaughter the udhiyah?
The Shaykh:
Yes, anyone who has the intention of appointing someone to slaughter the udhiyah may do so. A distinguishing child has the capacity for intention, and therefore his prayer is valid. If he slaughters it according to the lawful method of slaughter and the legal guidelines, his slaughter is valid.
The questioner:
And the woman.
The Shaykh:
The woman, yes, the woman. For a woman was tending sheep on a broad mountain, and al-Zubayr came upon one of them, but it had already been caught and was still alive. She took a sharp stone and struck it with it, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that its meat be eaten. And what would exclude the woman? The woman is like the man in this, except for evidence indicating a difference. The default is that the woman is like the man, except for evidence indicating a difference between them.
May Allah conceal your faults, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to appoint a woman or a distinguishing child to slaughter the udhiyah?
The Shaykh:
Yes, anyone who has the intention of appointing someone to slaughter the udhiyah may do so. A distinguishing child has the capacity for intention, and therefore his prayer is valid. If he slaughters it according to the lawful method of slaughter and the legal guidelines, his slaughter is valid.
The questioner:
And the woman.
The Shaykh:
The woman, yes, the woman. For a woman was tending sheep on a broad mountain, and al-Zubayr came upon one of them, but it had already been caught and was still alive. She took a sharp stone and struck it with it, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that its meat be eaten. And what would exclude the woman? The woman is like the man in this, except for evidence indicating a difference. The default is that the woman is like the man, except for evidence indicating a difference between them.
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