The ruling on sending one's 'Id sacrifices to be slaughtered in poor countries, and slaughtering more than one sacrifice
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The questioner:
In his other question, he asks: What is the ruling on sending the 'Id sacrifice abroad?
The Shaykh:
The 'Id sacrifice is prescribed in the country and in the home, because it is an act of worship and a ritual practice performed in the home and in the country where the one offering it resides. This is the Sunnah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to slaughter his 'Id sacrifice in Madinah and did not send it here or there. Whoever wants to benefit the needy in other regions should send them something other than the 'Id sacrifice; he should send them charity and donations from his wealth. As for acts of worship, they are performed as they came from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer the sacrifice in his home in Madinah, and he did not send the sacrifices to Makkah or elsewhere. The purpose of this is to perform the act of worship in the home so that he and the members of his household may receive the blessing of this worship and this ritual. It is also so that the members of the household may be generous with it and rejoice, like others, and so that they may be generous with their neighbors, give charity, and send gifts to them. This is what is required of the 'Id sacrifices. The requirement is not merely the meat, but rather drawing near to Allah by slaughtering this sacrifice in the home, distributing some of it, eating some of it, and the family and neighbors rejoicing with it. Yes.
The questioner:
If it is said that we are in abundance, while in the outlying parts of the Muslim world there are people who are hungry.
The Shaykh:
This does not change anything about the act of worship. The one who benefits the hungry sends them from his wealth, from his donations.
The questioner:
And he may increase in the number of sacrifices; he may offer four, five,
The Shaykh:
No, this is an exaggeration. He offers one on behalf of himself and his household, praise be to Allah, and on behalf of his living and his dead.
The questioner:
He includes them all in one.
The Shaykh:
They are included in one. Yes.
In his other question, he asks: What is the ruling on sending the 'Id sacrifice abroad?
The Shaykh:
The 'Id sacrifice is prescribed in the country and in the home, because it is an act of worship and a ritual practice performed in the home and in the country where the one offering it resides. This is the Sunnah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to slaughter his 'Id sacrifice in Madinah and did not send it here or there. Whoever wants to benefit the needy in other regions should send them something other than the 'Id sacrifice; he should send them charity and donations from his wealth. As for acts of worship, they are performed as they came from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer the sacrifice in his home in Madinah, and he did not send the sacrifices to Makkah or elsewhere. The purpose of this is to perform the act of worship in the home so that he and the members of his household may receive the blessing of this worship and this ritual. It is also so that the members of the household may be generous with it and rejoice, like others, and so that they may be generous with their neighbors, give charity, and send gifts to them. This is what is required of the 'Id sacrifices. The requirement is not merely the meat, but rather drawing near to Allah by slaughtering this sacrifice in the home, distributing some of it, eating some of it, and the family and neighbors rejoicing with it. Yes.
The questioner:
If it is said that we are in abundance, while in the outlying parts of the Muslim world there are people who are hungry.
The Shaykh:
This does not change anything about the act of worship. The one who benefits the hungry sends them from his wealth, from his donations.
The questioner:
And he may increase in the number of sacrifices; he may offer four, five,
The Shaykh:
No, this is an exaggeration. He offers one on behalf of himself and his household, praise be to Allah, and on behalf of his living and his dead.
The questioner:
He includes them all in one.
The Shaykh:
They are included in one. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5182- حكم من يرسل أضاحيه لتذبح في بلدان فقيرة، وذبح أكثر من أضحية - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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