What is the ruling if the beneficiary of a bequest is unable to carry out the bequest of the 'Id sacrifice?
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Question:
Another person says: My paternal grandmother passed away a long time ago. Before her death, she bequeathed that a cow be slaughtered for her. The financial situation of my father was weak; he could not afford to slaughter a cow, but he slaughtered two sheep for her. Do these two sacrifices suffice?
Answer:
If he bequeathed a cow and she has wealth from which the cow can be paid, it is obligatory that it be spent. As for the executor of the bequest, if the purchase of the cow comes out of the one-third [of the estate], and if there is wealth behind it and its one-third is sufficient for the cow, it is obligatory to slaughter the cow for her as she bequeathed, because this is a request to Allah and obedience to Allah the Exalted, and complaints are not to be heeded. Yes.
Another person says: My paternal grandmother passed away a long time ago. Before her death, she bequeathed that a cow be slaughtered for her. The financial situation of my father was weak; he could not afford to slaughter a cow, but he slaughtered two sheep for her. Do these two sacrifices suffice?
Answer:
If he bequeathed a cow and she has wealth from which the cow can be paid, it is obligatory that it be spent. As for the executor of the bequest, if the purchase of the cow comes out of the one-third [of the estate], and if there is wealth behind it and its one-third is sufficient for the cow, it is obligatory to slaughter the cow for her as she bequeathed, because this is a request to Allah and obedience to Allah the Exalted, and complaints are not to be heeded. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 284 ما العمل إذا لم يستطع الموصى له تنفيذ الوصية بالأضحية؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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