The ruling on sending sacrificial animals to the poor in other Muslim countries due to the lower value of the meat
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Question : Look, the amount for the sacrificial animal in Bahrain is about one riyal.
Answer : What? The amount for the sacrificial animal in Bahrain is about two hundred and seventy riyals, while the amount for the sacrificial animal in Bangladesh, India, and similar places is about one hundred and fifty riyals. However, as part of an explanation to the citizens, we need to publish an announcement stating that the amount for the sacrificial animal should be about two hundred and fifty riyals, and the association has the right to slaughter this sacrificial animal in the appropriate place, so this is permissible.
No, my brother, this is in fact a nullification of this Shari'ah or this religious observance. The purpose of the sacrificial animal is to worship Allah (Mighty and Majestic) by shedding its blood; this is the principle, as He the Exalted said:[Al-Hajj 22:37] The purpose is not merely for the poor to benefit from the meat, but rather the mere slaughter as an act of devotion.
So I do not see that you should open this door. Let people slaughter in their homes and display the rites of Islam in their homes, so that it is known that this is the Festival of Sacrifice and that the days of Tashriq are days of eating, drinking, and remembering Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So leave this alone and warn against it as well, so that the religious observance is not nullified, because most people now, as you know, are lazy. If Allah sends a group of people who take money from them, they take it out of their pockets and go to Bandar al-Sha' or other countries and slaughter there, whereas we do not know who is slaughtering, we do not know who the slaughterer is, we do not know how it is distributed, we do not know whether the poor are given it or not, and we do not know whether it is slaughtered at the proper time or after it?
All these possibilities are possible. How do we go to such risks in this religious observance? If people rush into this, the country will be left without the observance of the sacrificial animal, even though Allah said: "Sacrifice for your Lord and slaughter," and He said:[Al-Hajj 22:28] So He began with eating. When will a person eat if he is in Bahrain or in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and his sacrificial animal is slaughtered in Bangladesh or other Islamic countries?
And whoever wants to benefit his brothers and is sincere, let him benefit them with dirhams and draw near to Allah the Exalted by slaughtering his 'Id sacrifice, reciting[Al-Hajj 22:36] [Al-Hajj 22:34] among them from the livestock. He did not say it for the sake of the poor benefiting materially. [Al-Hajj 22:28] Unfortunately, many people today have come to think that the financial obligations that Allah has made obligatory are merely material benefit, and they do not realize that slaughtering the 'Id sacrifice, or slaughtering the 'aqiqah, or giving zakat al-fitr in its place is drawing near to Allah and worshipping Him. This is an error and foolishness. Yes. If Allah wills. So beware of that, whether on your tongue or on his tongue. By the permission of Allah the Exalted. If Allah wills.
Answer : What? The amount for the sacrificial animal in Bahrain is about two hundred and seventy riyals, while the amount for the sacrificial animal in Bangladesh, India, and similar places is about one hundred and fifty riyals. However, as part of an explanation to the citizens, we need to publish an announcement stating that the amount for the sacrificial animal should be about two hundred and fifty riyals, and the association has the right to slaughter this sacrificial animal in the appropriate place, so this is permissible.
No, my brother, this is in fact a nullification of this Shari'ah or this religious observance. The purpose of the sacrificial animal is to worship Allah (Mighty and Majestic) by shedding its blood; this is the principle, as He the Exalted said:
Their meat will not reach Allah, nor will their blood, but what reaches Him is piety from you.
لَن يَنَالَ اللَّهَ لُحُومُهَا وَلَا دِمَاؤُهَا وَلَٰكِن يَنَالُهُ التَّقْوَىٰ مِنكُمْSo I do not see that you should open this door. Let people slaughter in their homes and display the rites of Islam in their homes, so that it is known that this is the Festival of Sacrifice and that the days of Tashriq are days of eating, drinking, and remembering Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So leave this alone and warn against it as well, so that the religious observance is not nullified, because most people now, as you know, are lazy. If Allah sends a group of people who take money from them, they take it out of their pockets and go to Bandar al-Sha' or other countries and slaughter there, whereas we do not know who is slaughtering, we do not know who the slaughterer is, we do not know how it is distributed, we do not know whether the poor are given it or not, and we do not know whether it is slaughtered at the proper time or after it?
All these possibilities are possible. How do we go to such risks in this religious observance? If people rush into this, the country will be left without the observance of the sacrificial animal, even though Allah said: "Sacrifice for your Lord and slaughter," and He said:
So eat of them and feed the miserable
فَكُلُوا مِنْهَا وَأَطْعِمُوا الْبَائِسَAnd whoever wants to benefit his brothers and is sincere, let him benefit them with dirhams and draw near to Allah the Exalted by slaughtering his 'Id sacrifice, reciting
the name of Allah upon them when lined up [for sacrifice]; and when they are [lifeless] on their sides, then eat from them and feed the needy and the beggar
اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا صَوَافَّ فَإِذَا وَجَبَتْ جُنُوبُهَا فَكُلُوا مِنْهَا وَأَطْعِمُوا الْقَانِعَ وَالْمُعْتَرَّAnd for all religion We have appointed a rite [of sacrifice] that they may mention the name of Allah over what He has provided for them
وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ جَعَلْنَا مَنسَكًا لِّيَذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَىٰ مَا رَزَقَهُم مِّنand mention the name of Allah on known days over what He has provided for them of [sacrificial] animals. So eat of them and feed the miserable and poor.
وَيَذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ فِي أَيَّامٍ مَّعْلُومَاتٍ عَلَىٰ مَا رَزَقَهُم مِّن بَهِيمَةِ الْأَنْعَامِ فَكُلُوا مِنْهَا وَأَطْعِمُوا الْبَائِسَ الْفَقِيرَ
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [3178] حكم إرسال الضحايا إلى فقراء بلاد المسلمين الأخرى لنقص قيمتها - تعليقات على الكافي لابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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