Calculating the price of qurbaani animals when making qadha

Q: A person has many years of missed qurbani that he needs to make up for by paying market values.

1. Must he use the market value of a local animal (which would be expensive) or can he use the market value of a cheap country (such as the value of 1/7 cow in India)

2. Should he use the market value for the current year, or should he use the market values for the past years when he missed the qurbanis?

A:

1. If he gives it in the place where he is staying, then he should look at the value of the animal at the place where he is staying.

2. He should look at the market value of the current year.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)