The rise in the price of the sacrificial animal and its impact on the ability to afford it
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Question:
As for the one who does not have the price of the hady (the sacrificial animal of the pilgrimage), does that prevent the realization of the ability (istita'ah), or not?
Answer:
No, if the cost of the sacrificial animal prevents the fulfillment of the ability to afford it, he fasts in place of the sacrificial animal, he fasts[Al-Baqarah 2:196] and returns to his family. This is if he is performing tamattu' or qiran. As for the one performing ifrad, he does not have to offer a sacrificial animal. Yes.
As for the one who does not have the price of the hady (the sacrificial animal of the pilgrimage), does that prevent the realization of the ability (istita'ah), or not?
Answer:
No, if the cost of the sacrificial animal prevents the fulfillment of the ability to afford it, he fasts in place of the sacrificial animal, he fasts
three days during Hajj and of seven when
ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ فِي الْحَجِّ وَسَبْعَةٍ إِذَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (145) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1437-11-28] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (12:38)
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