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Animals, Ages & Defects
269 fatawa from 7 South African Darul Iftas on Animals, Ages & Defects, part of Qurbani & Aqiqah. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Animals, Ages & Defects fatawa — page 3 of 7
- Amjadi13 Jun 2022
INCLUSION OF AQEEQAH IN A QURBANI ANIMAL
Can An Aqeeqah Be Added To The Sacrificial Animal (Qurbani Animal)? Question posed by: Irfan Qadri, Durban, South Africa
Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - Ibn Masood28 May 2022
Stunning animals at abattoirs
What are the methods of stunning an animal? Which of them are permissible in terms of Shariah and which are not? I believe that animals are stunned…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville26 May 2022
Condition Of An Aqeeqah Animal
Is it necessary for the aqeeqah animal to meet with the conditions of qurbani animal?
- Ibn Masood23 May 2022
Requirements for an Aqeeqah animal are the same as a Qurbani animal
I intend performing Aqeeqah for my newborn child. Does the sheep, which I wish to slaughter for Aqeeqah, require a tail?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood22 May 2022
Validity of Qurbani if the horn of the animal is broken
If the horn of the Qurbani animal is broken, will Qurbani be valid?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville17 May 2022
Slaughtering An Animal Without A Tail
What is the ruling of slaughtering an animal without a tail?
- Azaadville13 May 2022
Tagging Animals On The Ears
Is it permissible to tag and mark animals on their ears for identification purposes?
- Azaadville30 Apr 2022
Qurbani Of An Animal Blind In One Eye
Is it permissible to slaughter an animal that is blind in one eye but the sight is perfect in the other?
- Azaadville31 Jan 2022
Owner Of The Farm Selling The Skin Of The Qurbani Animal
A person after doing his Waajib Qurbani donates or rather gifts the skin of the Qurbani animal to the owner of the farm where Qurbani was carried…
- Ibn Masood6 Jan 2022
Sheep with more than a third of its tail cut
Please can you provide me with the ruling on the following matters relating to sheep that have less than two thirds of their tails: 1. I have read…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville3 Jan 2022
Placement Of A Qurbani Animal
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?
- Azaadville22 Dec 2021
Dual Intentions In A Qurbani Animal
Can I make a dual intention for Qurbani: Fard and Sadaqah Qurbani combined in my name for Shifa?
- Ibn Masood18 Nov 2021
Shooting down an animal
1. If a person shoots an animal (with a firearm) after reciting the Tasmiyah (Bismillah), then will the animal be considered as Halaal if it is…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville12 Nov 2021
Qurbani Animal Which Is Small In Size But Qualifies In Age
If an animal qualifies to be slaughtered for Qurbani n terms of its age but it is very small in size (like dwarfs in human beings), can such an…
- Mufti Online4 Sep 2021
Calculating the age of an animal for qurbaani according to the Islamic date
We slaughter goats for Qurbaani. We understand that a goat needs to be one year old. Must it be an Islamic year, or English? The farmer gave us the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Azaadville23 Aug 2021
Intention In All Seven Shares Of A Qurbani Animal
If several people are sharing the 7 shares, is it necessary that all 7 shares have to be a waajib Qurbaani. Can one or 2 of the shareholders take a…
- Mufti Online31 Jul 2021
Distributing qurbaani meat to relatives
A person thought that he will distribute 15 kg qurbaani meat to some beggars and he will tell his mother to distribute 15 kg meat to some beggars,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Jul 2021
Cutting one's nails and hair after one's qurbaani animal is slaughtered in another country
A person refrains from cutting his nails/hair due to performing qurbani. He follows Saudi for Eid (20th of July) whilst his wakeel doing the qurbani…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam11 Jul 2021
Speaking between Tasmiyah and slaughtering the animal - Is the Qurbani in order?
Respected Mufti, if a person read all duas for qurbani thereafter engaged in some conversation, then slaughtered the qurbani sheep without reciting…
Bilal Yusuf Pandor - Mufti Online11 Jul 2021
One shareholder taking the skin of the qurbaani animal
If a family decides to slaughter a cow for qurbaani, one member/shareholder wishes to take the skin as its just going to be given to the farmer, and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam6 Jul 2021
Nafl Qurbani - Can two persons purchase & sacrifice one sheep?
Assalamu Alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakaatuhum Making dua Mufti Saheb is in good health Mufti Saheb can 2 persons put monies together to buy a sheep…
Ebrahim Ibn Ahmed Dadan - Ask Imaam5 Jul 2021
Six people sharing a big animal for Qurbani
1. In a Qurbaani animal, if there are only 6 people who are sharing in the big animal, like a cow. Is the Qurbaani of these 6 people permissable? 2.…
Muhammed Fayyaadh - Mufti Online4 Jul 2021
Two shareholders putting in extra money to bring down the share price in a cow
A family wishes to slaughter a cow for qurbaani. However, some of the members are on a budget. In order to please the parents, can 2 shareholders…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 May 2021
Stunning animals before slaughter
Can Mufti Saheb please explain how come stunning of animals before slaughter is not permissible. I only eat the meat of unstunned animals and my…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Aug 2020
Slaughtering a lama or alpaca for qurbaani
Can you cut a lama or alpaca for qurbaani?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Aug 2020
Nafl qurbaani for Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) and other family members in one animal
Although multiple intentions are permissible for nafl qurbaani, is it munaasib (appropriate) to perform a nafl qurbaani with the intention for Nabi…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam29 Jul 2020
Are the qurbani age requirements in animals also necessary for consumption & sadaqah?
I know that for Qurbani and Aqeeqah the ages for animals' eligible for slaughter are as follows: Goat/sheep - 1 year Cattle - 2 years Camel - 5…
AbdulMannan Nizami - Ask Imaam15 Jul 2020
What must be the minimum age of a goat, sheep, and bull for qurbani?
Assalamu alaikum hazrat above is a question from an aalim based in South America. Plz forward answer for ahnaaf and shawaafee. Jazakallah khair The…
Ahmad Patel - Ask Imaam11 Jul 2020
Can I make Nafl Qurbani of one animal with the intention of sending the reward to multiple people?
Assalamu Alaykum. Can i make one nafl qurbani with intentions for multiple people. Example one sheep but i make niyyah for my Marhoom father and…
Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah - Mufti Online4 Mar 2020
Eating the meat of an animal that was stunned before slaughtering
Is it permissible to eat meat of an animal which was stunned before slaughtering?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Feb 2020
Meat of animals that are declared haraam in the Quraan and Hadith
I would like to know which animals' meats are explicitly declared to be haraam in the Quraan and Hadith.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Feb 2020
Giving carrion to non-Muslims
If I purchase live chickens for slaughter and some die during transport, will it be permissible to give them to poor non-Muslims?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Aug 2019
Qurbaani animal getting injured or dying before the days of qurbaani
If a qurbaani animal gets injured after purchasing it to the extent that it does not meet the requirements for qurbaani anymore or it dies: 1. Does…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN26 Jul 2019
One sheep for multiple Qurbanis? (2/2)
Can 1 sheep or goat be sacrificed for all marhooms in the family.
Mufti Moosa Salie - Jamiat KZN26 Jul 2019
One sheep for multiple Qurbanis? (1/2)
I would like to have some clarity pertaining to the slaughtering of Qurbani for Eid. I would like to purchase, 1 sheep which is all that I can…
- Jamiat KZN24 Jul 2019
Hadith regarding fattening the Qurbani animal
Is the following narration authentic: “Fatten your qurbānī animals, for they will be your vehicles over the ṣirāṭ (bridge)”? بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم
Yusuf Shabbir - Mufti Online25 Dec 2018
Consuming the meat of an animal slaughtered by a Shaafi who did not read bismillah intentionally when slaughtering
If a Shafee slaughters a sheep, intentionally leaving out the name of Allah on it, is it permissible for a hanafi to eat this meat?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Oct 2018
Hiring a cold room
We find it is becoming common for people to hire cold rooms, refrigerated trucks or trailers for Eid. These equipments are hired out to anyone and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Oct 2018
Can a person do a nafl Qurbaani and Aqeeqah in one sheep?
Can a person do a nafl Qurbaani and Aqeeqah in one sheep?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Oct 2018
Equal distribution of the qurbaani animal
Alhamdulillah my parents had slaughtered a cow for Eid which they included shares for myself, my daughter and my wife. I had told them that I would…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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