A Woman Slaughtering the 'Id Sacrifice and the Time for Slaughter

Question:
The sister Umm Muhammad asks: What is the ruling on a woman performing the ritual slaughter for the 'Id sacrifice if there is no one in the house to do it? What is the ruling on slaughtering the sacrificial animals at night? And when is the last time for the sacrifice?

Answer:
There is nothing wrong with a woman performing the ritual slaughter, nor with a man doing so; there is no blame in that. If the woman is skilled in the slaughter and knows its rulings, there is nothing wrong with it. She and the man are equal in this. A slave woman was tending sheep on a mountain in al-Hudaybiyyah, and the jackals attacked one of them. The woman took a sharp stone and slaughtered it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted eating it, which indicates that a woman’s slaughter makes the animal lawful to eat, and praise be to Allah.
As for the days of sacrifice, they are four days: the day of the festival and the three days following it, namely the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth days. When the sun sets on the thirteenth day, the time for slaughter ends. There is nothing wrong with slaughtering at night or during the day on these days.