The ruling on purchasing sacrificial animals from the mountain, slaughtering them, and leaving them there
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Question: Many pilgrims buy sacrificial animals from the mountain, slaughter them, and leave them in place without removing their skins. What is your opinion on this? And does this sacrifice suffice, may Allah guide you?
Answer: As for purchasing sacrificial animals from the mountain, if the intention is for 'Arafah, there is no harm in buying them from there or from elsewhere. However, they must not be slaughtered except in the Haram, so they should not be slaughtered in 'Arafah, because it is not part of the Haram. If he slaughters them in the Haram, having bought them from 'Arafah or from any place in the non-sacred area, and slaughters them in Mina or in the rest of the Haram, whether for tamattu' or qiran, or as a voluntary act, there is no harm, and the sacrifice suffices.
As for slaughtering them in 'Arafah or in other non-sacred areas, such as al-Shari'ah or Jeddah or the like, this does not suffice, because the sacrificial animals must be slaughtered in the Haram. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 1935Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani). Therefore, the sacrificial animals are slaughtered in Mina and in the rest of the Haram, and are not slaughtered outside of it. If he slaughters them in the Haram and leaves them for the poor to take, there is no blame on him, but he should seek out the poor and strive to deliver them to them, so that his obligation is discharged with certainty.
If he slaughters them and leaves them for the poor to take, it suffices, and the poor person is able to skin them and benefit from their meat and skin. However, for the sake of completeness and perfection, he should attend to skinning them and distributing them among the poor, delivering them to them even in their homes. It was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he slaughtered camels and left them for the poor, but this is understood to mean that he left them for poor people who were present to take them and benefit from them. As for leaving them in a place where there are no poor people, there is doubt regarding its sufficiency, and it is not far-fetched to say that it does not suffice, because it did not reach its rightful recipient.
Answer: As for purchasing sacrificial animals from the mountain, if the intention is for 'Arafah, there is no harm in buying them from there or from elsewhere. However, they must not be slaughtered except in the Haram, so they should not be slaughtered in 'Arafah, because it is not part of the Haram. If he slaughters them in the Haram, having bought them from 'Arafah or from any place in the non-sacred area, and slaughters them in Mina or in the rest of the Haram, whether for tamattu' or qiran, or as a voluntary act, there is no harm, and the sacrifice suffices.
As for slaughtering them in 'Arafah or in other non-sacred areas, such as al-Shari'ah or Jeddah or the like, this does not suffice, because the sacrificial animals must be slaughtered in the Haram. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
I sacrificed the animals here, and the whole of Mina is a place of sacrifice. So sacrifice in your dwellings.
نحرت ها هنا، ومنى كلها منحر، فانحروا في رحالكمIf he slaughters them and leaves them for the poor to take, it suffices, and the poor person is able to skin them and benefit from their meat and skin. However, for the sake of completeness and perfection, he should attend to skinning them and distributing them among the poor, delivering them to them even in their homes. It was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he slaughtered camels and left them for the poor, but this is understood to mean that he left them for poor people who were present to take them and benefit from them. As for leaving them in a place where there are no poor people, there is doubt regarding its sufficiency, and it is not far-fetched to say that it does not suffice, because it did not reach its rightful recipient.
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