In this message, he states that he sees much meat being wasted in Mina and in the slaughterhouses, and he asks if he should leave his sacrificial animal until the third day and then slaughter it.

The questioner : Aqil Musa states in this message that he sees much meat being wasted in Mina and in the slaughterhouses, and he asks if he should leave his sacrificial animal until the third day and then slaughter it in Mina and eat it with the pilgrims who remain, and whether there is any issue with that or not?

The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with this if he delays the stoning from the first day to the second or third day, because it is more beneficial and more useful, so there is no blame on him. In fact, it may be better than slaughtering it on the first day and then throwing it away without anyone benefiting from it. Likewise, if he slaughters it on the first day in Makkah and distributes it there to the poor, there is nothing wrong with that. I also advise our brother pilgrims to carry the meat with them from the slaughterhouses; when they take it out to the markets and the roads, they will find people to take it. But most people slaughter it and leave it because they say, "It is a hardship for me to carry it."

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : This is a shortcoming on his part. Even if the hardship occurs, it is obedience to the command of Allah And now, if you slaughter it and leave it, you have neither eaten nor fed anyone.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : And Allah says So you are commanded to eat and to feed others. If that is not achieved except by carrying it, then carrying it falls under the category of what is necessary to complete the commanded act. Yes.