The ruling on paying the value of the 'Id sacrifice in cash
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for me to pay the value of the 'Id sacrifice in cash to the poor instead of the sacrifice itself, and this is my practice every year?
Answer:
This is not called an 'Id sacrifice; this is called voluntary charity. The 'Id sacrifice is a prescribed act of worship. The slaughter is intended because it is an act of worship that brings one closer to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and this is not achieved by offering money or charity. The jurists say that slaughtering it is better than giving charity with its price. So if he distributes money, he is considered a person giving charity, not a person performing the 'Id sacrifice. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for me to pay the value of the 'Id sacrifice in cash to the poor instead of the sacrifice itself, and this is my practice every year?
Answer:
This is not called an 'Id sacrifice; this is called voluntary charity. The 'Id sacrifice is a prescribed act of worship. The slaughter is intended because it is an act of worship that brings one closer to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and this is not achieved by offering money or charity. The jurists say that slaughtering it is better than giving charity with its price. So if he distributes money, he is considered a person giving charity, not a person performing the 'Id sacrifice. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1309- حكم إخراج قيمة الأضحية نقدا- الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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