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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on slaughtering sacrificial animals around the mosque and distributing them

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Question:
If they slaughter them in the name of the mosque around the mosque, then it is
and that which has been dedicated to other than Allahوَمَا أُهِلَّ بِهِ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ
[Al-Baqarah 2:173]
. However, if it is known that on some festivals they slaughter them for eating only, not in the name of the mosque and not for the mosque, then there is no harm; it is included in their food, for him. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was particular about this, that the default is that a camel is for seven people, unless a scholar knows of its high value or the like.

Answer:
Seven people, and a cow is for seven people in sacrifices and gifts. As for meat, this is according to the number; if it is in the war spoils, if the sale is good and equals ten or equals more, then there is no harm. This is an estimate from the chapter of dividing war spoils. If the sale is good and equals ten or equals twenty, then there is no harm. But in sacrifices and gifts, it is for seven only, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded them in the Farewell Pilgrimage: a camel for seven and a cow for seven. In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. Praise be to Allah.
Source صحيح البخاري (الشرح الثاني) — binbaz.org.sa (26:39)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

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