Placement Of A Qurbani Animal

· 30 Jumada I 1443 AH1 min readEnglish
Udhiyyah (Qurbani)

Question

In some kitaabs it says the qurbani animal should be placed upon its left and other kitaabs say it should be placed upon right. Which is accurate?

Answer

The accurate view is that the Qurbani animal must be placed on the left side. And the face in the direction of the Qiblah.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

بذل المجهود ج ٩ ص ٥٣٨

النتف في الفتاوى ج ا ص ٢٣٠

بدائع الصنائع ج ٥ ص ٦٠

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Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
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