Fatwa ID: 06816

Answered by: Mufti Mohammed Dilwar Hussain

Question:

The mas’alah where you do Qurbani on behalf of someone upon whom Qurbani is wajib and they haven’t consented. The animal should be okay for everyone for Qurbani still, no? That person’s share will count as nafl

In the name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

You do not need consent to perform Nafl Qurbāni on behalf of another. However, if Qurbāni is Wājib on them, then consent is necessary for the fulfilment of that obligation. [Fatāwā Hindiyah: vol. 5, pg. 293, 302] [1]

If it is still possible for them to still do the Qurbāni then they must do so as the obligation remains. However, if the time has passed, then they can give that equivalent amount in charity to the poor instead. [Radd ul-Muhtār: vol 6, pg. 320] [2]

Only Allāh Ta’ālā knows best.

Written by Mufti Mohammed Dilwar Hussain

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

[1]إذا ضحى بشاة نفسه عن غيره بأمر ذلك الغير أو بغير أمره لا تجوز لأنه لا يمكن تجويز التضحية عن الغير إلا بإثبات الملك لذلك الغير في الشاة ولن يثبت الملك له في الشاة إلا بالقبض ولم يوجد قبض الآمر هاهنا لا بنفسه ولا بنائبه كذا في الذخيرة

[2]وإن لم يشتر مثلها حتى مضت أيامها تصدق بقيمتها لأن الإراقة إنما عرفت قربة في زمان مخصوص