The Ruling on Driving the Sacrificial Animal
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The Ruling on Driving the Sacrificial Animal
Does driving the sacrificial animal require that a person be performing Qiran?
Driving the sacrificial animal is a recommended practice (sunnah) and not obligatory; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did it but did not command it, and the principle regarding what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did as an act of worship without a command is that it is a recommended practice (sunnah).
The questioner: If I drive my sacrificial animal with me, would I be performing Tamattu'?The Shaykh: No, no, no,You are asking and saying: Is it obligatory for one who intends to perform Qiran to drive the sacrificial animal?The questioner: No,I said: If I drive the sacrificial animal, is it possible for me to become a person performing Tamattu'?The Shaykh: No, if you drive the sacrificial animal, it is not possible for you to be performing Tamattu'; because the person performing Tamattu' must exit the state of ihram from the 'Umrah, and exiting the state of ihram from the 'Umrah is not possible while driving the sacrificial animal.
The questioner: Okay! What about Al-Rajhi Bank, does that not count as driving the sacrificial animal?The Shaykh: No, no, that is driving money, not driving the sacrificial animal.
The questioner: Even if they stipulated it before we go to Makkah?The Shaykh: Even if they stipulated it, they are not the ones driving it; they buy it either from outside or from Makkah, we do not know from where; but they are your agents, they buy for you and slaughter for you only.
Does driving the sacrificial animal require that a person be performing Qiran?
Driving the sacrificial animal is a recommended practice (sunnah) and not obligatory; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did it but did not command it, and the principle regarding what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did as an act of worship without a command is that it is a recommended practice (sunnah).
The questioner: If I drive my sacrificial animal with me, would I be performing Tamattu'?The Shaykh: No, no, no,You are asking and saying: Is it obligatory for one who intends to perform Qiran to drive the sacrificial animal?The questioner: No,I said: If I drive the sacrificial animal, is it possible for me to become a person performing Tamattu'?The Shaykh: No, if you drive the sacrificial animal, it is not possible for you to be performing Tamattu'; because the person performing Tamattu' must exit the state of ihram from the 'Umrah, and exiting the state of ihram from the 'Umrah is not possible while driving the sacrificial animal.
The questioner: Okay! What about Al-Rajhi Bank, does that not count as driving the sacrificial animal?The Shaykh: No, no, that is driving money, not driving the sacrificial animal.
The questioner: Even if they stipulated it before we go to Makkah?The Shaykh: Even if they stipulated it, they are not the ones driving it; they buy it either from outside or from Makkah, we do not know from where; but they are your agents, they buy for you and slaughter for you only.