Qurbaani & Halaal Slaughter

Q: How many qurbani should we do? Is it 1 per family or each per family or is there other options? Please give reference.

Q: If two people hold the knife while slaughtering and one intentionally does not take Allahs name would the animal be halaal. Would the answer be different if the second person is a child.

Q: We are living in Canada and we perform Qurbaani here. My question is how we should divide qurbani meat as you know here no one is poor?

Q: Can less than 7 persons becomes shareholder of a Cow/camel in Qurbani (i.e. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 etc.), or is it mandatory to be 7?

Q: I have heard sveral conflicting views on the following. What is the Shafi'ee mathab on Qurbaani? Who is it waajib on? Should it be made annually or once in a life time? Can one qurbaani be made on behalf of a family?

Q: If some of the shares in a cow are for living people while two shares are being slaughtered for deceased people in the same animal, is this permissible?

Q: If one wants to make qurbani on behalf of a poor baaligh person, does one need to take his permission?

Q: If a parent has money invested for his baaligh child, but the child will only get this when he turns 18, is qurbani wajib upon the child? (e.g. Eduction policy)

Q: We are five brothers. We have bought one Cow. We have paid as per our financial strength for this cow. Suppose my elder brother gave 5000 and I gave 3000 and so on because we are brothers. We have divided our meat equally into 5 equal portions. Please advise is it OK or not?

Q: It is mustahab (optional) for the one who is doing qurbaani that he does not cut his hair nor trim his nails until their qurbaani is carried out.