What is the difference between hady, udhiyah, and fidyah?
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The questioner : What is the difference between hady, udhiyah, and fidyah?
The Shaykh : As for the udhiyah, it is what is slaughtered during the days of 'Id al-Adha as an act of drawing near to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in most lands, in Makkah and elsewhere.
As for the hady, it is what is sent to the Haram from camels, cattle, or sheep. This means that a person sends some of the camels, cattle, or sheep to be slaughtered in Makkah and distributed to the poor of the Haram. Or he sends money and appoints someone to buy hady with it from camels, cattle, or sheep, to be slaughtered in Makkah and given in charity to the poor.
Also included in the hady is what is performed by the pilgrim in the state of ihram who is performing tamattu', having come for 'Umrah and then for Hajj. He is obligated to offer a hady as an act of drawing near to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and as thanks for His blessings, since He facilitated for him the 'Umrah and the Hajj.
As for the fidyah, it is what is due for leaving an obligatory act or committing a prohibited act. An example of leaving an obligatory act is if a person leaves off the stoning of the pillars; then it is obligatory for him to offer a fidyah, which he slaughters in Makkah and distributes to the poor. An example of committing a prohibited act is if a person in the state of ihram shaves his head; then he owes a fidyah of fasting, charity, or sacrifice. This is the difference.
The Shaykh : As for the udhiyah, it is what is slaughtered during the days of 'Id al-Adha as an act of drawing near to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in most lands, in Makkah and elsewhere.
As for the hady, it is what is sent to the Haram from camels, cattle, or sheep. This means that a person sends some of the camels, cattle, or sheep to be slaughtered in Makkah and distributed to the poor of the Haram. Or he sends money and appoints someone to buy hady with it from camels, cattle, or sheep, to be slaughtered in Makkah and given in charity to the poor.
Also included in the hady is what is performed by the pilgrim in the state of ihram who is performing tamattu', having come for 'Umrah and then for Hajj. He is obligated to offer a hady as an act of drawing near to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and as thanks for His blessings, since He facilitated for him the 'Umrah and the Hajj.
As for the fidyah, it is what is due for leaving an obligatory act or committing a prohibited act. An example of leaving an obligatory act is if a person leaves off the stoning of the pillars; then it is obligatory for him to offer a fidyah, which he slaughters in Makkah and distributes to the poor. An example of committing a prohibited act is if a person in the state of ihram shaves his head; then he owes a fidyah of fasting, charity, or sacrifice. This is the difference.