The Rulings Relating to Sacrificial Animals

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by  Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan

ةيحضلأاو يدلها ماكحأ في ببا
The rulings relating to Sacrificial Animals
(called Hady and Udhiyah)
By Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan

Introduction
[Both Hady and Udhiyah are different types of sacrifices.]
[Many people are not even aware that when they come for Hajj and
sacrifice that they are doing Hady and not Udhiyah].

.لىاعت هناحبس الله لىإ يدهي هنلأ كلذب يسم ،اهيرغو معن نم هيف حبذيو مرحلل ىدهي ام يدلها
.الله لىإ بارقت قيرشتلا مياأو ديعلا موي تويبلا في حبذي ام :اهرسكو ةزملها مضب ةيحضلأاو
امهتيعورشم ىلع نوملسلما عجمأو

DEFINITION
Hady: refers to a legally edible grazing animal (i.e. either camel, cow or
sheep) that is slaughtered at the sacred precinct in Makkah (only) and
sacrificed for the Sake of Allah, Glorified and Exalted be He.

Udhiyah refers to a legally edible grazing animal that is sacrificed at home
on the Day of Sacrifice (10th Dhul Hijjah) or the Days of Tashriq (11th, 12th or
13th of Dhul Hijjah) for the sake of attaining closeness to Allaah, and His
pleasure.

There is an agreement among Muslim scholars with regards to the
prescription of offering a sacrificial animal for the sake of Allaah.
،فلتلل ةقحتسلما سفنلل ةيدفلا ماقم موقي قلاخلل نبارقلا" :ميقلا نبا ةملاعلا لاق
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ةمَيبََ نْ م مْهُ َقزَرَ امَ ىَلعَ للََّّ ا مَسْ ا اورُكُذَْيل ًاكسَ نْمَ اَنلْعَجَ ةمَُّأ لِِّكُ لوَ{ :لىاعت لاقو
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"لللما عيجم في اعورشم الله مسا ىلع ءامدلا ةقارإو كسانلما حبذ لزي ملف ، }ماع نَلأا
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.ىهتنا

Imâm Ibnul- Qayyim said: "Offering a sacrificial animal for the sake of
Allaah, the Creator, is regarded as a sacrifice for one's own self as one's self
tends to fall into ruin by sinning. Allah, Exalted be He, says, '...And for
every [religious] community We have appointed a rite [of sacrifice] that
they may mention the name of Allāh over what He has provided for
them of [sacrificial] animals....' (Qur'ân: Al-Hajj: 34)
Moreover, the slaughtering of sacrificial animals and the shedding of their
blood while mentioning the Name of Allah over them are legislated in all
religions."

.منغلا ثم ،ءارقفلا عفنو ،نمثلا ةرثكل ؛لاماك جرخأ نإ ،رقبلا ثم ،لبلإا يدلها لضفأو
ً
ََْْ ََ نْ مِ اََ هَّإَِِ ف للَِّه ا رَِئاعَشَ مِّْظِ عَ ُي نْ مَوَ{ :لىاعت هلوقل ؛انثم هلاغأ ثم هنسمأ سنج لك لضفأو
}بَُ لُْْلا

The best sacrificial animal to offer is a camel, then a cow, if they were
sacrificed fully (by one person only), since it is more expensive and more
beneficial for the poor, then after that, a sheep.
The best animal to sacrifice from each type is the fattest, then the most
expensive, as Allah, Exalted be He, says: "... And whoever honors the
symbols (i.e. rites of Allah-indeed, it is from the piety of hearts." (Qur'ân:
Al-Hajj: 32)

نيثلاو ،زعمو رقبو لبإ نم هاوس امم نيثلاو ،رهشأ ةتس هل تم ام وهو ،نأضلا عذج لاإ ئزيج لاو
ةنس هل تم ام زعلما نمو ناتنس هل تم ام رقبلا نمو ،يننس سخم هل تم ام لبلإا نم

It is not sufficient to offer a sacrificial animal before it reaches the
prescribed age for its slaughtering, which is six months for a sheep, five
years for a camel, two years for a cow, and one year for a goat.

ةندبلا ئزتجو ،هتيب لهأو دحاولا نع ئزتج ةيحضلأا فيو ،دحاو نع يدلها في ةاشلا ئزتجو
نأ ملسو هيلع الله ىلص الله لوسر نارمأ" :رباج لوقل ؛ةعبس نع ةيحضلأاو يدلها في ةرقبلاو
.ملسم هاور ،"امهنم دحاو في ةعبس لك رقبلاو لبلإا في كترشن

يحضي ملسو هيلع الله ىلص الله لوسر دهع في لجرلا ناك" :هنع الله يضر بويأ وبأ لاقو
،هححصو يذمترلاو هجام نباو دواد وبأ هاور ،"نومعطيو نولكأيف ،هتيب لهأ نعو هنع ةاشلبا

With regards to hady, a sheep or goat is sufficient to be offered on behalf of
one person, whereas the udhiyah is sufficient for a man and his household.
As for a camel or cow, it is sufficient as hady or udhiyah on behalf of seven
people according to the hadîth narrated by Jabir that states: "Allah's
Messenger (PBUH) commanded us to slaughter a camel or a cow on behalf of
seven (in the sacrifice)."
Abû Ayyûb (may Allah be pleased with him) also narrated: “In the lifetime
of the Prophet (PBUH), a person used to sacrifice a sheep or goat on behalf of
himself and his household; and they would eat (from it) and feed (others)."?
(Related by Aboo Daawood, Ibn Majah and At-Tirmidhỉ who deemed it
sahih)

ةرقبلاو ةندبلا عبس نم لضفأ ةاشلاو

It is better to slaughter a single sheep or goat than to have seven persons
share in slaughtering a camel or a cow.

ئزتج لاف ؛لازلها نمو ءاضعلأا صقنو ضرلما نم ميلسلا لاإ ةيحضلأاو يدلها في ئزيج لاو
لا تيلا ءاجرعلا لاو ،اهيف خم لا تيلا ةليزلها يهو ءافجعلا لاو ،ءايمعلا لاو ،روعلا ةنيب ءاروعلا
فشن تيلا ءادلجا لاو ،اهلصأ نم اهانث تبهذ تيلا ءامتلها لاو ،ةحيحصلا عم يشلما قيطت
؛بزاع نب ءابرلا ثيدلح ؛اهضرم ينبلا ةضيرلما ئزتج لاو ،اهنس برك ببسب بنللا نم اهعرض
ينبلا ءاروعلا :يحاضلأا في زوتج لا عبرأ" :لاقف ،ملسو هيلع الله ىلص الله لوسر انيف ماق :لاق
دواد وبأ هاور ،"يقنت لا تيلا ءافجعلاو ،اهعلظ ينبلا ءاجرعلاو ،اهضرم ينبلا ةضيرلماو ،اهروع
.يئاسنلاو

It is a condition that a sacrificial animal, whether hady or udhiyah, must be
free from all physical defects, sicknesses or amputated limbs. Thus, it
would not be sufficient to offer a skinny or a sick animal as sacrifice.
Likewise, it would be insufficient to sacrifice a blind animal, a one- eyed
animal, or a lame animal that can hardly walk. A mad animal, a toothless
one, or a very old one with very small or dry udders, are not acceptable as
sacrifice as well; the same goes for an animal which is obviously sick, for
Al-Bara Ibn Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the
Prophet (ُﷺ ) said: "Four (types of animals) are impermissible to be offered as
sacrifice: a one-eyed animal which has obviously lost the sight of one eye, a sick
animal which is obviously sick, a lame animal which obviously limps, and an
animal with a broken leg and no marrow" (Related by Abû Dàwûd and An-
Nasäi)

حيحصلا ىلع قيرشتلا مياأ رخآ لىإ ديعلا ةلاص دعب يحاضلأاو عتمتلا يده حبذ تقوو.

According to the most valid opinion, the optimum time for slaughtering a
sacrificial animal, whether it is udhiyah or hady which is offered by one
performing Hajj at-tammatu', is from after the Eid Prayer (on the 10th
DhulHijjah) until the last of the Days of Tashriq (the 13th DhulHijjah).

؛قدصتيو يدهيو هتيحضأ نمو نارق نأ عتتم يده ناك اذإ هيده نم لكيأ نأ بحتسيو
ِ ِ
روظمح لعف نع ناك ام وهو ،نابرلجا يده امأو . }اومُعْطَأوَ اهَ نْم اوُلكُ َف{ :لىاعت هلوقل ؛ثالاثأ
.ائيش هنم لكيأ لاف ؛بجاو كرت نع وأ مارحلإا تاروظمح نم

It is recommended for one to eat from the sacrificial animal one offers for
hady for the one performing Hajj at-tammatu' or al-qiraan; or the sacrificial
meat one offers for udhiyah; and he should give gifts from them and
sodaqah.
Its meat is divided into three parts since Allah, Exalted be He, says (which
means): "So eat of them and feed (others)" (Qurän: Al-Haij: 28); so one
third is kept by the owner, one third is to be given as gifts, and one third is
to be given in charity.

As for a pilgrim who is doing the hady as an expiation (for missing any of
the essential rituals of Haj or for committing something forbidden while in
a state of ihrâm), he must not eat any of it at all (but distribute all of it to
the poor).
هرافظأ نم لاو هرعش نم ذخيأ لا ؛ةجلحا يذ رشع تلخد اذإ هنإف ؛يحضي نأ دارأ نمو
نأ مكدحأ دارأو ،رشعلا لخد اذإ" :ملسو هيلع الله ىلص هلوقل ةيحضلأا حبذ لىإ ائيش
.ملسم هاور ،"يحضي تىح ،ائيش هرافظأ نم لاو هرعش نم ذخيأ لاف ؛يحضي
هيلع ةيدف لاو ،الله رفغتسا ؛كلذ نم ائيش لعف نإف

If one wants to offer a sacrificial animal as udhiyah, one should not cut any
of one's hair or trim any of one's nails from the first day of Dhul-Hijah until
one offers the sacrifice, for the Prophet (PBUH) said: "When it is the
beginning of Dhul-Hijah and anyone of you intends to offer a sacrificial animal as
udhiyah, he should not take anything from his hair nor his nails until he offers it
(the udhiyah) (Related by Imâm Muslinm)

In case one does (i.e. one has trimmed one's hair or nails), one must seek
the forgiveness of Allah, but one is not obliged to offer anything in
expiation in this case.