The ruling on whether the conditions of the 'Id sacrifice apply to a vowed sacrificial animal
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Question:
This questioner, Yasser Sulayman from the Balqa Governorate in Jordan, says in his question: When a person makes a vow to slaughter, specifically by slaughtering a goat, does what applies to the 'Id sacrifice apply to it, particularly regarding its age and the conditions it must meet?
Answer:
Yes, if he vows to slaughter a sheep, a cow, or a camel, then what is considered valid in the 'Id sacrifice is considered valid in it. He must give it in charity to the poor and not eat anything from it; one does not eat anything from a vow. He gives the vowed item in charity to the poor, unless he intends that he will slaughter this sheep and gather his neighbors and family around it; in that case, he acts according to his intention. Otherwise, if he has no such intention, this sheep, or this cow, or this camel is slaughtered and given to the poor and the needy. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Ibn Majah 2126Sahih (Darussalam) And the general term is understood to refer to what is prescribed, namely what is valid in the 'Id sacrifice: the cow must be two years old, the sheep six months old, and the camel a thaniyyah, meaning it has completed five years of age, which makes it a thaniyyah.
So the result is: it is like the 'Id sacrifice, and one does in it what is done in the 'Id sacrifice. Nothing is slaughtered except a mature animal, unless it is from sheep, in which case a sheep that has completed six months is slaughtered; if it is from goats, one that has completed one year; if it is from cows, one that has completed two years; and if it is from camels, one that has completed five years, just like the 'Id sacrifice. Then this slaughtered animal is given to the poor, and one gives it in charity to the poor, unless he intends that this slaughtered animal is for gathering his family, or his neighbors, or his relatives around it; in that case, he acts according to his intention. This is based on his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 1 Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
This questioner, Yasser Sulayman from the Balqa Governorate in Jordan, says in his question: When a person makes a vow to slaughter, specifically by slaughtering a goat, does what applies to the 'Id sacrifice apply to it, particularly regarding its age and the conditions it must meet?
Answer:
Yes, if he vows to slaughter a sheep, a cow, or a camel, then what is considered valid in the 'Id sacrifice is considered valid in it. He must give it in charity to the poor and not eat anything from it; one does not eat anything from a vow. He gives the vowed item in charity to the poor, unless he intends that he will slaughter this sheep and gather his neighbors and family around it; in that case, he acts according to his intention. Otherwise, if he has no such intention, this sheep, or this cow, or this camel is slaughtered and given to the poor and the needy. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whoever vows to obey Allah, let him obey Him, and whoever vows to disobey Allah, let him not disobey Him.
من نذر أن يطيع الله فليطعه، ومن نذر أن يعصي الله فلا يعصهSo the result is: it is like the 'Id sacrifice, and one does in it what is done in the 'Id sacrifice. Nothing is slaughtered except a mature animal, unless it is from sheep, in which case a sheep that has completed six months is slaughtered; if it is from goats, one that has completed one year; if it is from cows, one that has completed two years; and if it is from camels, one that has completed five years, just like the 'Id sacrifice. Then this slaughtered animal is given to the poor, and one gives it in charity to the poor, unless he intends that this slaughtered animal is for gathering his family, or his neighbors, or his relatives around it; in that case, he acts according to his intention. This is based on his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended.
إنما الأعمال بالنيات، وإنما لكل امرئ ما نوىThe presenter: May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
Source
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