The Ruling on the Udhiyah When the Conditions Are Not Met
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The questioner : If the conditions for the udhiyah are not met, should I refrain from sacrificing, or is it permissible for me to sacrifice?
The Shaykh : And why?
The questioner : I mean, the conditions for the udhiyah are not available.
The Shaykh : Why? Why are they not available?
The questioner : How, Shaykh? I do not know.
The Shaykh : Why are these conditions not available?
The questioner : I mentioned to you an example from last year: here, the sheep have their horns burned off since they are young. This is a regulation so that they do not gore each other.
The Shaykh : Okay.
The questioner : So I said this regarding the udhiyah.
The Shaykh : And it is not permissible, and one cannot find any with horns anywhere.
The questioner : We have not seen any, I mean.
The Shaykh : Then he must exercise independent legal reasoning (ijtihad).
The questioner : He must travel far, perhaps, until he finds one.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, he must exert effort, he must exert effort.
The questioner : Okay, so if he does not find one, does the Shaykh sacrifice?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : And why?
The questioner : I mean, the conditions for the udhiyah are not available.
The Shaykh : Why? Why are they not available?
The questioner : How, Shaykh? I do not know.
The Shaykh : Why are these conditions not available?
The questioner : I mentioned to you an example from last year: here, the sheep have their horns burned off since they are young. This is a regulation so that they do not gore each other.
The Shaykh : Okay.
The questioner : So I said this regarding the udhiyah.
The Shaykh : And it is not permissible, and one cannot find any with horns anywhere.
The questioner : We have not seen any, I mean.
The Shaykh : Then he must exercise independent legal reasoning (ijtihad).
The questioner : He must travel far, perhaps, until he finds one.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, he must exert effort, he must exert effort.
The questioner : Okay, so if he does not find one, does the Shaykh sacrifice?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 971 — d3watuna.com (3:56)
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