Fatwa ID: 09079
Answered by Muftiyah Humairah Badshah
Question:
Salam,
I wanted to know if I was to give a qurbani of a sheep or goat would that be sufficient for my household. There is me and my wife who live in my house; would me giving one sheep or goat as qurbani be sufficient for both of us or do we both need to give a sheep or goat for qurbani separately,
Jazakallah
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
If both you and your wife own the amount of nisab, then a separate Qurbani is due upon each of you. In this case, one sheep or goat will not be sufficient for you both.
Qurbani is necessary upon every adult non-traveller who owns the amount of nisab (ie: the amount which makes Zakat and Sadaqah al-Fitr necessary) on the days of Sacrifice (the 10th, 11th, or 12th of Dhu’l Hijjah). [1]
Therefore, you must first determine whether you and your wife fulfill these requirements. If only you possess the amount of nisab (or only she does), then one Qurbani will be sufficient.
However, if you both each possess the amount of nisab, then a Qurbani will be due upon each of you separately. You must perform your Qurbani, and it is permissible for you to perform a second Qurbani on your wife’s behalf with her permission. [2] If you are doing Qurbani through sheep or goats, then two such animals must be sacrificed and one will not suffice. [3] Note that unlike sheep and goats which can only be sacrificed for one person, the sacrifice of one cow or one camel is permissible for seven people together, or fewer than seven people. [4]
Only Allah ﷻ knows best.
Written by Muftiyah Humairah Badshah
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
References:
[1]
قَوْلُهُ وَشَرَائِطُهَا) أَيْ شَرَائِطُ وُجُوبِهَا
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قَوْلُهُ وَالْيَسَارُ إلَخْ) بِأَنْ مَلَك مِائَتَيْ دِرْهَمٍ أَوْ عَرْضًا يُسَاوِيهَا غَيْرَ مَسْكَنِهِ وَثِيَابِ اللُّبْسِ أَوْ مَتَاعٍ يَحْتَاجُهُ إلَى أَنْ يَذْبَحَ الْأُضْحِيَّةَ وَلَوْ لَهُ عَقَارٌ يَسْتَغِلُّهُ فَقِيلَ تَلْزَمُ لَوْ قِيمَتُهُ نِصَابًا، وَقِيلَ لَوْ يَدْخُلُ مِنْهُ قُوتُ سَنَةٍ تَلْزَمُ، وَقِيلَ قُوتُ شَهْرٍ، فَمَتَى فَضَلَ نِصَابٌ تَلْزَمُهُ
Radd Al-Muhtaar, Halabi ed., Daar Al-Fikr, 1966. Vol. 6 p. 312. Accessed via al-Maktabah al-Shamela – 01-05-26
وَسَبَبُهَا الْوَقْتُ) وَهُوَ أَيَّامُ النَّحْرِ
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وَقَدْ تَكَرَّرَ وُجُوبُ الْأُضْحِيَّةِ بِتَكَرُّرِ
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الْوَقْتِ وَهُوَ ظَاهِرٌ وَوُجِدَتْ الْإِضَافَةُ فَإِنَّهُ يُقَالُ يَوْمُ الْأَضْحَى كَمَا يُقَالُ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ أَوْ الْعِيدِ وَإِنْ كَانَ الْأَصْلُ إضَافَةُ الْحُكْمِ إلَى سَبَبِهِ كَصَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ، لَكِنْ قَدْ يُعْكَسُ كَيَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ. وَالدَّلِيلُ عَلَى سَبَبِيَّةِ الْوَقْتِ امْتِنَاعُ التَّقْدِيمِ عَلَيْهِ كَامْتِنَاعِ تَقْدِيمِ الصَّلَاةِ، وَإِنَّمَا لَمْ تَجِبْ عَلَى الْفَقْدِ لِفَقْدِ الشَّرْطِ وَهُوَ الْغِنَى وَإِنْ وُجِدَ السَّبَبُ
Radd Al-Muhtaar, Halabi ed., Daar Al-Fikr, 1966. Vol.6 p. 312-313. Accessed via al-Maktabah al-Shamela – 01-05-26
وَمَنْ بَلَغَ مِنْ الصِّغَارِ فِي أَيَّامِ النَّحْرِ وَهُوَ مُوسِرٌ تَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ بِالْإِجْمَاعِ بَيْنَ أَصْحَابِنَا، كَذَا فِي الْبَدَائِعِ
وَلَا تَجِبُ عَلَى الْمُسَافِرِينَ وَلَا عَلَى الْحَاجِّ إذَا كَانَ مُحْرِمًا، وَإِنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ، كَذَا فِي شَرْحِ الطَّحَاوِيِّ
Al-Fataawa Al-Hindiyyah, Daar Al-Fikr, 1892. Vol.5 p.293. Accessed via al-Maktabah al-Shamela – 01-05-26
[2]
وَلَيْسَ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ أَنْ يُضَحِّيَ عَنْ أَوْلَادِهِ الْكِبَارِ وَامْرَأَتِهِ إلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ
Al-Fataawa Al-Hindiyyah, Daar Al-Fikr, 1892. Vol.5 p.293. Accessed via al-Maktabah al-Shamela – 01-05-26
[3]
وَأَمَّا قَدْرُهُ) : فَلَا تَجُوزُ الشَّاةُ وَالْمَعْزُ إلَّا عَنْ وَاحِدٍ، وَإِنْ كَانَتْ عَظِيمَةً سَمِينَةً تُسَاوِي شَاتَيْنِ مِمَّا يَجُوزُ أَنْ يُضَحِّيَ بِهِمَا
Al-Fataawa Al-Hindiyyah, Daar Al-Fikr, 1892. Vol.5 p.297. Accessed via al-Maktabah al-Shamela – 01-05-26
[4]
وَلَا يَجُوزُ بَعِيرٌ وَاحِدٌ وَلَا بَقَرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ عَنْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَبْعَةٍ، وَيَجُوزُ ذَلِكَ عَنْ سَبْعَةٍ وَأَقَلَّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، وَهَذَا قَوْلُ عَامَّةِ الْعُلَمَاء
Al-Fataawa Al-Hindiyyah, Daar Al-Fikr, 1892. Vol.5 p.297. Accessed via al-Maktabah al-Shamela – 01-05-26