Can a gifted cow be used for qurbani?
Question
i am muslim, married.
in my family, i have wife, father, mother, brother&his wife.
this year we are planning to buy cow to sacrifice for qurbani.
but my in law gift me a cow for qurban... so i have a question.
allah will accept our sacrifice with this cow...???
or we need to buy another cow???
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.
As-salaamu `alaykum wa-ramatullahi wa-barakatuh.
You may make qurbani of the cow gifted to you.[1]
And Allah Ta`ala Knows Best.
Hussein Muhammad.
Student Darul Iftaa
Arusha, Tanzania
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1]
التجريد للقدوري (5/ 2497)
قلنا: الهبة تمليك،
الدر المختار شرح تنوير الأبصار وجامع البحار (ص: 560)
وشرعا: (تمليك العين مجانا) أي بلا عوض، لا أن عدم العوض شرط فيه، وأما تمليك الدين من غير من عليه الدين فإن أمره بقبضه صحت لرجوعها إلى هبة العين (وسببها: إرادة الخير للواهب) دنيوي كعوض ومحبة وحسن ثناء.
المبسوط للسرخسي (9/ 10)
لأن الهبة عقد تمليك
- Answered by
- Hussein Muhammad
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah (AskImam). It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, ask the issuing Darul Ifta directly.