The ruling on fasting in place of the sacrificial animal for one who has sufficient funds to purchase it
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Question:
The questioner says: Shaykh, I am a pilgrim performing tamattu' (combining 'Umrah and Hajj with a break between them), and I am required to slaughter the hady (the sacrificial animal of the pilgrimage) for the tamattu'. However, due to a lack of money, I want to fast in place of the hady. Please note that the money I have is sufficient to buy the hady, but I want to use it to buy gifts for my family.
Answer:
No, my brother, no. The obligatory is prior to needs. If you have money, you owe the fidyah (ransom payment), so you pay it with that. It is not obligatory to take the needs that you carry with you; they are not obligatory. Yes.
The questioner says: Shaykh, I am a pilgrim performing tamattu' (combining 'Umrah and Hajj with a break between them), and I am required to slaughter the hady (the sacrificial animal of the pilgrimage) for the tamattu'. However, due to a lack of money, I want to fast in place of the hady. Please note that the money I have is sufficient to buy the hady, but I want to use it to buy gifts for my family.
Answer:
No, my brother, no. The obligatory is prior to needs. If you have money, you owe the fidyah (ransom payment), so you pay it with that. It is not obligatory to take the needs that you carry with you; they are not obligatory. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، اللقاء المفتوح لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان في مكة المكرمة 2-12-1439هـ\صالح الفوزان\كبار العلماء — youtube.com (46:58)
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