The preferred number of sacrificial animals for the wealthy: one sheep or more
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it better for one whom Allah has made wealthy to sacrifice one sheep, or is it better to sacrifice two or more?
Answer:
As has passed to you, the udhiyah (sacrifice) is sufficient with one sheep; one sheep is sufficient for a man and his household. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it better for one whom Allah has made wealthy to sacrifice one sheep, or is it better to sacrifice two or more?
Answer:
As has passed to you, the udhiyah (sacrifice) is sufficient with one sheep; one sheep is sufficient for a man and his household. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الحث على الأضحية — islamhouse.com (47:02)
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