Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Are we permitted to slaughter the Qurbani animal at night?

Published as Slaughtering one’s Qurbani animal at night

· 26 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1444 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Are we permitted to slaughter the Qurbani animal at night?

Answer

If there is adequate light wherein there is no chance of making an error while slaughtering, then it will be permissible, otherwise it will be Makrooh. [[i]].

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

كتاب المبسوط للسرخسي دارالمعرفة ج12 ص19[i] يجزيه الذبح في لياليها إلا أنهم كرهوا الذبح في الليالي لأنه لا يأمن أن يغلط فتفسد ظلمة الليل ولكن هذا لا يمنع الجواز.,

الفتاوي الهندية المكتبة الماجدية ج5 ص 295 – ويجوز في نهارها وليلها بعد طلوع الفجر من يوم النحر إلى غروب الشمس من اليوم الثاني عشر إلا أنه يكره الذبح في الليل.

Answered by
Mufti Abdur Rahman Abdur Razak
Checked & approved by
Mufti Mohammed Desai
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