Rulings on the Sacrifice

Question:
After this, we move to the Syrian Arab Republic via a message sent by the brothers: Abu Sulayman Hamud Hayd al-Sultan, and Abu Karib 'Atiyyah al-'A'id. The brothers have a number of questions, among which is a question about the sacrifices. They ask about its ruling, whether the one who sacrifices eats from his sacrifice, and what the sacrifice is to be made from. May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
The sacrifices are a recommended practice (sunnah). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sacrificed in his years in Madinah—he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to sacrifice with two white, horned rams. He would slaughter one on behalf of Muhammad and the family of Muhammad—meaning his household—and slaughter the second on behalf of those from his ummah who had declared the oneness of Allah. In another narration, it is on behalf of those from his ummah who did not sacrifice.
So the sacrifice is a prescribed recommended practice (sunnah) with the ability to afford it. A person eats from it and gives it in charity. He eats whatever is convenient from it, and he feeds the neighbors and the poor, as the Exalted said: [Surat al-Hajj: 28]. He should strive to choose the good from camels, sheep, and cattle. So the sacrifices are from these livestock, specifically from cattle, camels, and sheep. A camel is for seven people, a cow is for seven people, and a sheep is for one man and his household, meaning the man and his household, even if they are many. The man slaughters it on behalf of his wife, his children, his parents, and the like. It suffices for the man and his household, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. When he slaughters it, he eats and gives in charity. He and his household eat, and he feeds the poor. He gives from it as a gift to whomever he wishes of his neighbors and loved ones. And when the month of Dhu al-Hijjah enters and he intends to sacrifice, he does not take anything from his hair or his nails until he sacrifices, especially him. As for his household, there is no blame on them. But he is the one who pays the money from his wealth for the sacrifice. He is the one who does not take anything from his hair or his nails until he sacrifices, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): , and in another wording: meaning: not from his hair, not from the nail, and not from the skin—his skin, which is the epidermis—until he sacrifices. Except for the pilgrim and the one performing 'Umrah in the ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah; there is no blame if he shaves or shortens his hair during his 'Umrah. Likewise, in Hajj on the day of 'Id, he shaves or shortens his hair after the stoning. This is not prohibited; rather, it is commanded. It is necessary... it is not included in the prohibition. Yes.

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