Is it permissible to sacrifice a chicken?
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Question : What is slaughtered from livestock. As for what is slaughtered from chickens.
Answer : It is not a sacrifice, even if a person intends to sacrifice a chicken, saying, "I have no money," and buys a chicken and sacrifices it, it is not sufficient. If someone asks, "Did not the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saySunan an-Nasa'i 1388Sahih (Darussalam)? On a Friday. What is the answer?" The answer is that the one who said, "Whoever goes in the fourth hour is as if he sacrificed a chicken," is the same one who said, "Whoever goes in the fifth hour is as if he sacrificed an egg." Does anyone sacrifice an egg? No. So, drawing near with a chicken does not mean it counts as a sacrifice; rather, it is a charity, like drawing near with an egg.
Answer : It is not a sacrifice, even if a person intends to sacrifice a chicken, saying, "I have no money," and buys a chicken and sacrifices it, it is not sufficient. If someone asks, "Did not the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say
Then the one who comes in the fourth hour, it is as if he sacrificed a chicken.
من راح في الساعة الرابعة فكأنما قرب دجاجة
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 284 - هل يجوز التضحية بدجاجة؟ مناسك الحج والعمرة - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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