The Fiqh of Sacrifice: Guidelines for Eid al-Adha

Understanding the Islamic Rulings on Sacrifice: A Guide to Eid al-Adha

Fiqh Of Sacrifice

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

What should be done with the sacrificed meat, skin etc?❓

1️⃣ It is preferable for the one who has made a sacrifice to not eat anything on that day before he eats from it, if this is possible, because of the Hadith, “ Let every man eat from his sacrifice.”

📘 (Classed as Sahih in Sahih al-Jami’, 5349).

📌 This eating should be after the Eid prayer and khutbah.

📒This is the opinion of the scholars, including ‘Ali, Ibn ‘Abbas,Radhiallahu anhum Malik, Ash-Shafii and others rahimuallahum.

♻️The evidence for this is the Hadith of Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him): “The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not go out on the day of Fitr until he had eaten, and he would not eat on the day of Adha until he had slaughtered (his sacrifice).”

📘(Al-Albani said: its isnad is Sahih. Al-Mishkat, 1/452).

2️⃣ It is better for a person to slaughter the sacrifice himself, but if he does not, it is desirable for him to be present when it is slaughtered.

3️⃣It is desirable to divide the meat into three

🟡 one third to be eaten,

🟡 one third to be given as gifts and

🟡 one third to be given in charity.

This was the opinion of Ibn Mas`ud and Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them)

♻️ Any ways, if you desire to keep the whole of meat with yourself, there is no sin.

📖🚫 The scholars agreed that it is not permissible to sell anything from its meat, fat or skin.🚫📖

📘 In a Sahih Hadith, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

🚫 “ Whoever sells the skin of his ‘Udhiyah, there is no ‘Udhiyah for him (i.e., it is not counted as ‘Udhiyah).”

The butcher should not be given anything of it by way of reward or payment, because ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said:

 “ The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded me to take care of the sacrifice and to give its meat, skin and raiment ( covering used for protection ) in charity, and not to give anything of it to the butcher as a compensation.

 He said, ‘

We will give him something from what we have.’”

To Whom Can We Distribute Meat?

✔️ It was said that it is permissible to give the butcher something as a gift,

 ✔️and that it is also permissible to give some of it to a non-Muslim if he is poor.

✔️ or a relative or a neighbor, or in order to open his heart to Islam.