The 'Id sacrifice is tied to the location of the one performing it
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Is the sacrifice tied to the person's location or to the location of his wealth?The Shaykh: The location of what?The questioner: The place where he performs the sacrifice: does he sacrifice in the place where he resides, or where his wealth is, or where his family is?The Shaykh: No.
The place where he is.
The questioner: Like zakat al-fitr, it is a zakah on the person.
The Shaykh: Yes.
Like zakat al-fitr.
The questioner: In one country, and his family is in another country, like someone who performed Hajj, for example, and wants to perform the sacrifice.
The Shaykh: What?The questioner: Like someone who performed Hajj, for example, and wants to perform the sacrifice.
The Shaykh: No.
The pilgrim—as I told you—owes only the hady (sacrificial animal of the pilgrimage); as for the sacrifice in his home country, he appoints someone to sacrifice on behalf of his family.
The questioner: And like the one who works here and whose family is in another country.
The Shaykh: He sacrifices here in his own place, and his family sacrifices for themselves from their side.
The questioner: Does he not sacrifice on their behalf?The Shaykh: They sacrifice for themselves at their location; because if he sacrificed on their behalf in this place, they would not benefit from that sacrifice.
The place where he is.
The questioner: Like zakat al-fitr, it is a zakah on the person.
The Shaykh: Yes.
Like zakat al-fitr.
The questioner: In one country, and his family is in another country, like someone who performed Hajj, for example, and wants to perform the sacrifice.
The Shaykh: What?The questioner: Like someone who performed Hajj, for example, and wants to perform the sacrifice.
The Shaykh: No.
The pilgrim—as I told you—owes only the hady (sacrificial animal of the pilgrimage); as for the sacrifice in his home country, he appoints someone to sacrifice on behalf of his family.
The questioner: And like the one who works here and whose family is in another country.
The Shaykh: He sacrifices here in his own place, and his family sacrifices for themselves from their side.
The questioner: Does he not sacrifice on their behalf?The Shaykh: They sacrifice for themselves at their location; because if he sacrificed on their behalf in this place, they would not benefit from that sacrifice.