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Zabiha & Slaughter
529 fatawa from 7 South African Darul Iftas on Zabiha & Slaughter, part of Food, Halal & Slaughter. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Zabiha & Slaughter fatawa — page 10 of 14
- Mufti Online25 Jun 2013
Aqeeqah
Please guide me on the process and information on the aqeeqah for my children and I. I was told that my boys require 2 sheep and the girl only 1. Is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Jun 2013
Giving the shoulder of the Aqeeqa meat to the midwife
Is there any sunnat with regards to giving the shoulder of the aqeeqa meat to the midwife or doctor which delivered the baby?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 May 2013
Aqeeqah meat
Can Mufti Saheb please explain the sunnat of serving the Aqeeah meat. It has become quite common to have Aqeeqah braais and meals. Is it a Sunnat to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 May 2013
Slaughtering of animals
Please view the following quotation and verify: The default ruling for the meat is Haram unless conditional clause of “إِلَّا مَا ذَكَّيْتُمْ…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 May 2013
Slaughtering on behalf of someone else without verbally taking his name
If a person asks you to slaughter a sheep on his behalf on the days of qurbani and you agreed to do so, however you didn't verbally take his name at…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Apr 2013
Guidelines for a Muslim abattoir
What are the Shar'iee conditions in order for the slaughter to be valid in Shari'ah? Are machine cut chickens Halaal in Shari'ah? If Halaal, what…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Apr 2013
Machine slaughtered chicken
Kindly give guidance on whether machine slaughtered chicken can be halaal?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Apr 2013
Non Muslim slaughterers
My sister is in Russia. She gets halaal chickens at the masjid. She now found out that the chickens are slaughtered by a non muslim, and a muslim…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Apr 2013
Can I eat of a goat which a Muslim who is not particular of his Salaah slaughtered
If a muslim who peforms salaah only in ramadan and in the remaining months performs sometimes jumah salaah slaughters a goat or a halal animal, can…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Mar 2013
Steak in South Africa
Recently I have been hearing that the steak in South Africa is doubtful. It is said that the animals are stunned, and many die before the actual…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Mar 2013
Law forbids halal slaugher of animals
In my home country the law forbids halal slaugher of animals. Is it permissable for the Muslims to halal slaughter animals secretly in these two…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Feb 2013
Distributing Qurbaani meat to non-Muslims
Can the meat of qurbani be distributed to a non muslim neighbour?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Feb 2013
Aqeeqah and shaving the baby's hair
I did aqeeqa for my daughter. I first slaughter the goat and then shaved baby hair. I am reading that hair should be shaved first and then…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam30 Jan 2013
Mechanical Slaughter
Dear Respected Scholar, I hope this letter reaches you in the best of health and faith. The issue of ‘Machine Slaughter / Mechanical Slaughter’ has…
Mawlana Faraz ibn Adam - Mufti Online16 Jan 2013
Machine cut chickens
Is machine cut chickens or other animal halal to eat?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Jan 2013
Reason for one qurbani being sufficient for the entire family according to the Shafi'ees?
What are the Shafi'ees reason for one qurbani being sufficient for the entire family?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Jan 2013
Performing waajib qurbaani on behalf of someone else without their permission
A son makes qurbani for his mother living abroad. That night he phones his mother and informs her that he has made quarbani for her. The mother is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam24 Dec 2012
Aqeeqah
I urgently need to know when should Aqeeqah take place if the child was born on Friday at 4 PM. Should the Friday be counted as one day or not?
Ismail Desai - Mufti Online18 Dec 2012
Is Qurbaani waajib on each individual in a family?
How many qurbani should we do? Is it 1 per family or each per family or is there other options? Please give reference.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam12 Dec 2012
Are machine slaughtered chickens permissible?
IS MECHIEN SLAUGHTER CHICKEN WHILE 2 OR 3 MUSLIM PERSON SAYING ALLAH AKBAR WHILE ALL DONE BY MECHINE ACCORDING TO ISLAMIC WAY TO SLAUGHTER CHICKEN…
Ismail Desai - Ask Imaam27 Nov 2012
Is it necessary to recite Bismillah Allahu Akbar when shooting a deer for it to be Halal?
While killing a deer, does a person have to recite 'Bismillah Allahuakbar' before shooting for it to be halal?
Saeed Ahmed Golaub - Mufti Online3 Nov 2012
Not taking Allah's name intentionally while slaughtering
If two people hold the knife while slaughtering and one intentionally does not take Allahs name would the animal be halaal. Would the answer be…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Nov 2012
Distributing Qurbaani meat
We are living in Canada and we perform Qurbaani here. My question is how we should divide qurbani meat as you know here no one is poor?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam1 Nov 2012
Is Qurbani necessary for each individual or each family?
I would like to know about Qurbani? We are five in a family and all of us work and earn good money. Do we have to do five indiviual Qurbani or just…
Abdul Hannan Nizami - Mufti Online1 Nov 2012
Less than 7 people sharing one cow
Can less than 7 persons becomes shareholder of a Cow/camel in Qurbani (i.e. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 etc.), or is it mandatory to be 7?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Nov 2012
Shafi'ee mazhab on Qurbaani
I have heard sveral conflicting views on the following. What is the Shafi'ee mathab on Qurbaani? Who is it waajib on? Should it be made annually or…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Nov 2012
Some of the shares in a cow are for living people while two shares are being slaughtered for deceased
If some of the shares in a cow are for living people while two shares are being slaughtered for deceased people in the same animal, is this…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online31 Oct 2012
Taking permission to perform qurbani on behalf of a poor baaligh person
If one wants to make qurbani on behalf of a poor baaligh person, does one need to take his permission?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online31 Oct 2012
Qurbaani due to an Investment
If a parent has money invested for his baaligh child, but the child will only get this when he turns 18, is qurbani wajib upon the child? (e.g.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online31 Oct 2012
Partners in a cow for Qurbaani
We are five brothers. We have bought one Cow. We have paid as per our financial strength for this cow. Suppose my elder brother gave 5000 and I gave…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online31 Oct 2012
Refraining from cutting the hair and trimming the nails until the qurbaani is carried out
It is mustahab (optional) for the one who is doing qurbaani that he does not cut his hair nor trim his nails until their qurbaani is carried out.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam24 Oct 2012
Can I substitute Qurbani with charity?
I would like to ask, my husband and I have been doing Qurbani for many years now and this year we decided to contribute the money to an upcoming…
- Ask Imaam19 Oct 2012
When is the correct time to make Qurbani?
Please kindly educate me if one can kill his cow early in the morning before the eid prayer and kill the ram after the imam has slaughtered in…
Ismail Desai - Ask Imaam18 Oct 2012
Can one animal suffice for the entire family? We do one Qurbani in U.S.A. and one in Pakistan. If the meat of the Pakistani’s Qurbani is fully distributed are we still required to distribute 1/3 of the Qurbani of the US?
1) Animal sacrifice is one for family or each member of family 2) We are do ane animal in USA & one inPakistan. In USA have to ditribute 1/3 or…
Saeed Ahmed Golaub - Ask Imaam17 Oct 2012
Is it permissible to send money to poorer countries and have Qurbani done on your behalf in that country?
Is it permissible to send money to poorer countries and have Qurbani done on your behalf in that country?
Saeed Ahmed Golaub - Mufti Online17 Oct 2012
Some questions relating to the Qurbaani animal, the purchaser and the farmer
Zaid goes to a farm and chooses an animal for his qurbaani. This animal is marked and reserved for Zaid. Zaid pays for this animal. The animal dies…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Oct 2012
Slaughtering cattle under 2 years
I do qurbani on behalf of people. lately I found out that the criterion for cattle was minimum 2 years. In the past I slaughtered a grade cattle…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Oct 2012
Hunting and Hunting Licenses
Please could you let us know the Islamic viewpoint regarding the following matters related to hunting: In Zambia, the government sells licenses for…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam12 Oct 2012
I would like to find out if I can use my credit card to purchase a sheep for Qurbani, is it allowed will it be accepted by Allah?
I would like to find out if I can use my credit card to purchase a sheep for Qurbani, is it allowed will it be accepted by Allah?
Ismail Desai - Mufti Online8 Oct 2012
Not eating till after the Eid Salaah for a person not doing Qurbaani locally
If a person is not making qurbani in S.A, will it still be sunnah for him to fast till after eid salaah? and if yes, with what would he break the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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