Fatwa ID: 02838

Answered by: Maulana Tahsin Alam

Question:

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah

I would like to know if I can read the Qurbani dua while someone else kills the animal.

Please explain in detail.

Jazakallah

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah

It is recommended that you slaughter your own animal by your own hand. If you are unable to do so, you may ask someone else to slaughter on your behalf. The one slaughtering will read the dua.

It is also recommended that you witness its slaughter as Nabi (SAW) is reported to have said, “Stand Oh Fatima! Up to your udhiya (sacrificial animal) and witness it, for at the first drop of its blood all your sins will be forgiven.”[1]

And Allah SWT alone knows best.

Answered by Maulana Tahsin Alam

Checked and approved Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham