The Relief Agency: Is it considered an agent if one wishes to travel?
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The questioner : All right, may Allah reward you. Is the Relief Agency not considered an agent if one wishes to travel?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is in the position of an agent.
The questioner : In the position of an agent?
The Shaykh : Yes, but the whole point is that the agent, as I told you, is appointed if he is in the person's country, not in another country.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The concern with the Relief Agency is that it performs the sacrifice in another country. However, if it is in your country, there is nothing wrong with you saying, "So-and-so, I am going to travel, or I have work to do, so perform the sacrifice and give the meat to my family." There is nothing wrong with that.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is in the position of an agent.
The questioner : In the position of an agent?
The Shaykh : Yes, but the whole point is that the agent, as I told you, is appointed if he is in the person's country, not in another country.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The concern with the Relief Agency is that it performs the sacrifice in another country. However, if it is in your country, there is nothing wrong with you saying, "So-and-so, I am going to travel, or I have work to do, so perform the sacrifice and give the meat to my family." There is nothing wrong with that.