Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is Qurbani wajib on each individual or per family?

· 26 Ramadan 1434 AH1 min readFatwa 26425English

Question

Should we sacrifice one sheep per person of the family or 1 sheep for the whole family? Before, I used to sacrifice 1 animal for 1 person but I heard that it is 1 for the whole family.

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Qurbani is wajib upon every muslim who is a muqeem and possess wealth which is more or equivalent to the nisab of Zakah on the days of 11th 12th and 13th of Zilhijjah. Qurbani of one animal will not suffice on behalf of the entire family. The present nisab amount is $673.60 or R5825.69[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Abdul Hannan Nizami,
Student Darul Iftaa
Chicago, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] (تَجِبُ عَلَى حُرٍّ مُسْلِمٍ مُقِيمٍ مُوسِرٍ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ لَا عَنْ طِفْلِهِ، شَاةٌ أَوْ سُبُعُ بَدَنَةٍ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ إلَى آخِرِ أَيَّامِهِ) (تبيين الحقائق شرح كنز الدقائق وحاشية الشلبي، ج6ص2، المطبعة الكبرى الأميرية)

وَإِنْ كَانَ لِلصَّغِيرِ مَالٌ يُضَحِّي عَنْهُ أَبُوهُ أَوْ وَصِيُّهُ مِنْ مَالِهِ عِنْدَ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ (تبيين الحقائق شرح كنز الدقائق وحاشية الشلبي، ج6ص3، المطبعة الكبرى الأميرية)

(تَجِبُ عَلَى حُرٍّ مُسْلِمٍ مُوسِرٍ مُقِيمٍ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ لَا عَنْ طِفْلِهِ شَاةٌ، أَوْ سُبُعُ بَدَنَةٍ فَجْرَ يَوْمِ النَّحْرِ إلَى آخِرِ أَيَّامِهِ) (البحر الرائق شرح كنز الدقائق، ج8ص197، دار الكتاب الإسلامي)

(فتاوي محموديه، ج17ص312، ادارة القرآن)

Answered by
Abdul Hannan Nizami
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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