Is it permissible for me to offer a sacrifice for my deceased mother?

Question : Shaykh, a woman says: I want to offer a sacrifice for my mother, and she is in the grave. She asks: What is obligatory for me regarding cutting the hair and other matters?

Answer : First, tell her: May Allah bless you. Her supplication for her mother is better than a sacrifice for her. She should make du'a for her mother. And her charity with money for her mother is better than the sacrifice. If she has money and wants to offer a sacrifice, she should sacrifice for herself and her household, unless her husband offers a sacrifice, in which case his sacrifice is sufficient. Leave it at that.

The presenter : Yes. May Allah reward you. I heard. May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.