Slaughtering a cow or sheep and distributing it after the death of the deceased
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Question:
The questioner asks, may Allah reward you: It is the custom in our village that when a person dies, after one or two days, his family slaughters a cow or a number of sheep, and then distributes them to the people of the village as charity. What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
If this is a followed custom, it is a bid'ah (religious innovation). If it is a custom such that if one does not do it, he is blamed, then this is a bid'ah that must be abandoned. As for charity on behalf of the deceased, whether in food, meat, money, or other benefits, this is sought after. However, it should not be done by fixing a time, such as after one or two days, or by doing this for every deceased person. Fixing this is a bid'ah. Yes.
The questioner asks, may Allah reward you: It is the custom in our village that when a person dies, after one or two days, his family slaughters a cow or a number of sheep, and then distributes them to the people of the village as charity. What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
If this is a followed custom, it is a bid'ah (religious innovation). If it is a custom such that if one does not do it, he is blamed, then this is a bid'ah that must be abandoned. As for charity on behalf of the deceased, whether in food, meat, money, or other benefits, this is sought after. However, it should not be done by fixing a time, such as after one or two days, or by doing this for every deceased person. Fixing this is a bid'ah. Yes.
Source
لقاء مفتوح [الطائف] — alfawzan.live (38:20)
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