We know that if one leaves an obligatory act of Hajj, a sacrificial animal is required of him. Is there a specific time for this sacrifice, and is there a specific place for it? And if one does not find this sacrificial animal, is there a fast as an alternative?
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The questioner : Honorable Shaykh, we know that if one leaves an obligatory act of Hajj, a sacrificial animal is required of him. The question is: Is there a specific time for this sacrifice, meaning at what time of the year? And is there a specific place for it? And if one does not find this sacrificial animal, is there a fast as an alternative to the sacrifice?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for one who is required to pay a fidyah for leaving an obligatory act or for committing a prohibited act to hasten to do so, because the commands of Allah and His Messenger are immediate unless there is evidence to the contrary. Also, a person does not know what may happen to him in the future; he may be able today and unable tomorrow, he may be healthy today and sick tomorrow, and he may be alive today and dead tomorrow. Therefore, it is obligatory to hasten.
As for in which place?
It is to be in the Haram in Makkah, and it is not permissible anywhere else.
As for if one does not find the sacrificial animal for leaving an obligatory act, it was said that he should fast for ten days. However, the correct view is that fasting is not obligatory for him. Rather, if he does not find what to buy the fidyah with, he owes nothing, because there is no evidence for the obligation of fasting, and it is not valid to analogize it to the sacrifice of tamattu' due to the clear great difference between them. The sacrifice for leaving an obligatory act is a compensatory sacrifice, while the sacrifice of tamattu' is a sacrifice of gratitude. Yes.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for one who is required to pay a fidyah for leaving an obligatory act or for committing a prohibited act to hasten to do so, because the commands of Allah and His Messenger are immediate unless there is evidence to the contrary. Also, a person does not know what may happen to him in the future; he may be able today and unable tomorrow, he may be healthy today and sick tomorrow, and he may be alive today and dead tomorrow. Therefore, it is obligatory to hasten.
As for in which place?
It is to be in the Haram in Makkah, and it is not permissible anywhere else.
As for if one does not find the sacrificial animal for leaving an obligatory act, it was said that he should fast for ten days. However, the correct view is that fasting is not obligatory for him. Rather, if he does not find what to buy the fidyah with, he owes nothing, because there is no evidence for the obligation of fasting, and it is not valid to analogize it to the sacrifice of tamattu' due to the clear great difference between them. The sacrifice for leaving an obligatory act is a compensatory sacrifice, while the sacrifice of tamattu' is a sacrifice of gratitude. Yes.