Rulings on the distribution of sacrificial meat
It
is very important for us to know the rules for the distribution of
sacrificial meat. Because Eid-ul-Adha, the religious festival of
Muslims is coming. We have written various articles on the rules of sacrifice.
In today's discussion, we will discuss the rules for the distribution of
sacrificial meat.
(1) Distribution of sacrificial meat:
In
the light of the Qur'an and Sunnah, it is permissible for us to eat the meat of
the sacrificial animal ourselves and distribute it among the poor and needy. So
that we can reach the true spirit of piety and gain the pleasure of Allah. We
find evidence of the distribution of sacrificial meat in the
Qur'an and Sunnah.
Allah
said: ŁَŁُŁُŁŲ§ Ł
ِŁْŁَŲ§ ŁَŲ£َŲ·ْŲ¹ِŁ
ُŁŲ§ Ų§ŁْŲØَŲ§Ų¦ِŲ³َ Ų§ŁْŁَŁِŁŲ±َ۔Eat (the sacrificial meat)
yourself and feed the poor. (Surat al-Hajj, verse 36) The Prophet (PBUH) did not allow the meat of the first
sacrificial animal to be stored for more than three days.
But this order was
revoked and the following year he allowed the storage of sacrificial meat. And
the previous ban was lifted. Hazrat Ayesha (RA)
narrates that the Prophet (PBUH) said: ŁَŁُŁُŁŲ§ ŁَŲ§ŲÆَّŲ®ِŲ±ُŁŲ§ ŁَŲŖَŲµَŲÆَّŁُŁŲ§۔(Sacrificial meat) Eat, store and also give
charity. (Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 1971)
In the rulings on the
distribution of sacrificial meat, it is proved from the Qur'an and
Hadith that we should eat the sacrificial meat ourselves. And we should also do
charity. But the amount of it is not stated in the Qur'an and Hadith how much
we should eat and how much we should give in charity.
There is disagreement
among the scholars in this regard. Some scholars say that we should divide the sacrificial meat into three parts. Let him eat a portion himself. In part, he sent a
gift. And give a portion of charity. While some scholars say that we should divide the sacrificial meat into two parts. He should give part of it in charity and he should
eat or store part of it himself.
But the prevailing
position in this regard is that the sacrificer can eat and store meat without
any determination. And if he wishes, he can give all the meat in charity.
Hazrat Abdullah ibn
Barida narrates from his father that the Messenger of Allah said: ŁَŁَŁْŲŖُŁُŁ
ْ Ų¹َŁْ ŁُŲُŁŁ
ِ Ų§ŁْŲ£َŲ¶َŲ§ŲِŁِّ ŁَŁْŁَ
Ų«َŁَŲ§Ų«ٍ، ŁَŲ£َŁ
ْŲ³ِŁُŁŲ§ Ł
َŲ§ ŲØَŲÆَŲ§ ŁَŁُŁ
ْ۔ I forbade you to keep sacrificial
meat for more than three days. So keep as much meat as you want. (Sahih Muslim,
Hadith No. 1977)
"ŁَŲ£َŁ
ْŲ³ِŁُŁŲ§ Ł
َŲ§ ŲØَŲÆَŲ§ ŁَŁُŁ
" implies that a
person can store meat without any determination. It is not necessary to divide
the meat into three or two parts. Because we do not find any such division in
the Qur'an and Hadith.
It is haraam to sell
anything of the sacrificial animal and take advantage of it. However, the
person to whom we give meat, animal skins, or anything else can benefit from it
in any way he wants.
(2) Consumption of sacrificial fur:
When we declare the
rules for the distribution of sacrificial meat, there is also the question of
what is the use of the sacrificial skin?
The person who has
sacrificed cannot benefit from it by selling the sacrificial skin. However, he
can benefit from it without selling it, because the skin of the sacrificial animal
has the same rules as the meat of the sacrificial meat. Just as we can benefit
from sacrificial meat but cannot sell it. The same is true of sacrificial
skins.
A person who sells
the skin of a sacrificial animal and uses the proceeds for personal gain has no
validity in the sacrifice of such a person.
Hazrat Abu Hurayrah (RA) narrates that the messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: «Ł
َŁْ ŲØَŲ§Ų¹َ Ų¬ِŁْŲÆَ Ų£ُŲ¶ْŲِŁَّŲŖِŁِ ŁَŁَŲ§
Ų£ُŲ¶ْŲِŁَّŲ©َ ŁَŁُ» The person who sells the
sacrificial skin (and brings the money into personal possession) has not made
any sacrifice. (That is, his sacrifice has not been accepted by Allah.)(Mustadrak
Hakim and chain of its transmission is Hassan.)
That is, a person who
does such a thing does not get the reward of sacrifice. Because how can we
benefit by selling what we have nominated for Allah?
Therefore, if the
sacrificer has skin, he should give it to charity or take it for personal use
without selling it. That is, if he wants, he can make a musallah out of it or
make a coat, etc.
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(3) Giving
the butcher any of the sacrificial animals as wages:
We cannot pay any of
the sacrificial animals (ie skin or meat, etc.) to the butcher. Rather, we will pay the butcher on our behalf.
However, it is certain that if the butcher is poor, we can pay him from the
sacrificial meat in addition to the salary
Hazrat Ali (RA) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) commanded me to supervise his sacrifices. And (ordered that) I give their
meat, skins, and swings, etc. to charity. And I will not give any of it to the
butcher. He said: «ŁَŲْŁُ ŁُŲ¹ْŲ·ِŁŁِ Ł
ِŁْ Ų¹ِŁْŲÆِŁَŲ§» We will pay (the butcher's wages)
on our own. (Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 1317)
With the help of Allah, we have tried to explain in this short discussion the rules for the distribution
of sacrificial meat. May Allah keep our thinking right. And may Allah
help us to live our whole life according to religion. Amen!
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