Is it permissible for a person to offer the 'Id sacrifice on behalf of the deceased only, without including the living?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on one who restricts the 'Id sacrifice to the deceased, and does not include himself or his family, without a bequest or a vow?
Answer:
The living are more deserving than the deceased, so the 'Id sacrifice is for the living and the deceased. It is not restricted to the deceased only, nor to the living only, but rather it is for both the living and the deceased.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on one who restricts the 'Id sacrifice to the deceased, and does not include himself or his family, without a bequest or a vow?
Answer:
The living are more deserving than the deceased, so the 'Id sacrifice is for the living and the deceased. It is not restricted to the deceased only, nor to the living only, but rather it is for both the living and the deceased.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1266] هل يجوز أن يُضحِّي المرء عن الأموات فقط دون إشراك الأحياء؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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