What is the ruling on the sacrificial animal (hady) for a pilgrim performing Hajj alone? And if he gives it as a gift, is it considered charity in his case?
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The questioner : As for the ruling on the sacrificial animal (hady), for example, last year I performed Hajj and I was performing it alone (ifrad).
The Shaykh : It is not required for you to slaughter a sacrificial animal (hady).
The questioner : But as for charity, is it permissible, for example, to give charity to a person, say at al-Rajhi, for the value of a sacrificial animal (hady) or an 'Id sacrifice? Is it considered charity or an 'Id sacrifice?
The Shaykh : That is, you advance money in place of the 'Id sacrifice.
The questioner : Yes, they slaughter it on your behalf and distribute it to...
The Shaykh : First, you said you were performing Hajj alone (ifrad).
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : One who performs Hajj alone (ifrad) does not have to offer a sacrificial animal (hady).
The questioner : He does not have to.
The Shaykh : So then,
The questioner : it is considered an 'Id sacrifice.
The student: You know this matter.
The questioner : Yes, I know it as an 'Id sacrifice.
The Shaykh : As an 'Id sacrifice, then...
The questioner : Yes, indeed
The Shaykh : Yes, okay.
The questioner : But in this case, for example, you entrust it to al-Rajhi; you give them the money and they slaughter on behalf of the pilgrim here. Do I eat from it?
The Shaykh : This is the problem... People today just pay the money. It is obligatory that he eat from it, even if it is just a piece, and that he save some of it as well. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sacrificed during the Farewell Pilgrimage, he took some of it to Madinah and continued to eat from it as long as Allah willed. So this entrustment involves a loss of the religious blessing. Yes, indeed.
The questioner : And if... as charity, is it permissible?
The Shaykh : And even if
The questioner : Charity, for example, that this quarter of the sheep be distributed to poor Muslims, and I personally, perhaps... with the blessing.
The Shaykh : That is, this is charity...
The questioner : ... the forms say to you: 'Id sacrifice or sacrificial animal (hady) or...
The Shaykh : No problem... But deeds are by intentions. For example, you are a man to whom Allah has bestowed a blessing, so you must sacrifice with one head, and as we mentioned earlier, you must eat from it and save some. Then, if you wish to slaughter other heads and distribute them like this as charity, that is fine for you. Yes.
Yes
The Shaykh : It is not required for you to slaughter a sacrificial animal (hady).
The questioner : But as for charity, is it permissible, for example, to give charity to a person, say at al-Rajhi, for the value of a sacrificial animal (hady) or an 'Id sacrifice? Is it considered charity or an 'Id sacrifice?
The Shaykh : That is, you advance money in place of the 'Id sacrifice.
The questioner : Yes, they slaughter it on your behalf and distribute it to...
The Shaykh : First, you said you were performing Hajj alone (ifrad).
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : One who performs Hajj alone (ifrad) does not have to offer a sacrificial animal (hady).
The questioner : He does not have to.
The Shaykh : So then,
The questioner : it is considered an 'Id sacrifice.
The student: You know this matter.
The questioner : Yes, I know it as an 'Id sacrifice.
The Shaykh : As an 'Id sacrifice, then...
The questioner : Yes, indeed
The Shaykh : Yes, okay.
The questioner : But in this case, for example, you entrust it to al-Rajhi; you give them the money and they slaughter on behalf of the pilgrim here. Do I eat from it?
The Shaykh : This is the problem... People today just pay the money. It is obligatory that he eat from it, even if it is just a piece, and that he save some of it as well. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sacrificed during the Farewell Pilgrimage, he took some of it to Madinah and continued to eat from it as long as Allah willed. So this entrustment involves a loss of the religious blessing. Yes, indeed.
The questioner : And if... as charity, is it permissible?
The Shaykh : And even if
The questioner : Charity, for example, that this quarter of the sheep be distributed to poor Muslims, and I personally, perhaps... with the blessing.
The Shaykh : That is, this is charity...
The questioner : ... the forms say to you: 'Id sacrifice or sacrificial animal (hady) or...
The Shaykh : No problem... But deeds are by intentions. For example, you are a man to whom Allah has bestowed a blessing, so you must sacrifice with one head, and as we mentioned earlier, you must eat from it and save some. Then, if you wish to slaughter other heads and distribute them like this as charity, that is fine for you. Yes.
Yes