Catching and releasing fish for fun when fishing
Q: Is it permissible in Islam to release a fish after having caught it?
Qurbaani & Halaal Slaughter
Eating the meat slaughtered by the Ahlul Kitaab
Q: Is the slaughter by the Ahlul Kitaab halaal? Some said to me that Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) used to eat the zabiha of the Yahood?
Shareholders in a qurbaani animal distributing the offal before distributing the meat
Q: If all the shareholders in a large qurbaani animal (bull) consent to the offal being given in saqaqah after slaughter and before distribution, and some of the non-meat portions are kept to be included in each share at the time of distribution, will it be permissible?
Making intention for the person who purchased the qurbaani animal when slaughtering
Q: This year I gave my qurbaani money to the Muazzin and told him to give it to his family in Mozambique and purchase an animal for qurbaani. They purchased a goat.
My question is: In order for my qurbaani to be valid, is it necessary for the one slaughtering to make a niyyah to slaughter on my behalf?
Upon whom is Qurbaani waajib?
Q: What makes qurbaani fardh upon you?
Leaving out qurbaani due to saving money for umrah
Q: I am saving money for umrah, can I skip qurbani or not?
Purchasing a large size animal which is inedible for Qurbaani
Q: I understand that it is more rewarding to buy a bigger and more healthier animal for qurbani. Should you buy a bigger animal which you do not prefer the tougher meat or should you buy an animal that you will eat from?
Doing qurbaani on the 3rd day of Eid
Q: I have a flight on 18th June, the 3rd day of Eid in Dubai and the second day of Eid in Pakistan. I am in Dubai and I will travel to my home country, Pakistan. I want to do qurbani in Pakistan. If I reach there on 19th June, particularly the 4th day of Eid in Dubai and the 3rd day of Eid in Pakistan, can I do my qurbani in Pakistan because you can only do qurbani for three days.
Performing qurbaani in another country
Q: What is the Shar’ee ruling in the situation where a person living in one country wishes to perform his qurbaani in another country? The days of qurbaani commence one day earlier in the country where he wishes to perform qurbaani compared to the country in which he is living. In this case, if his animal is slaughtered on the first day of Eid in the country where he wishes to perform his qurbaani, will his qurbaani be valid, bearing in mind that the days of Eid have not yet commenced in his country?
The method of distributing the seven shares of a big qurbaani animal
Q: Could Mufti Saheb kindly explain the correct procedure regarding the distribution of 7 shares of the qurbani carcass of a big animal.
How stringent is the rule of equal shares and what leeway is there for any shortcomings in the equal distribution of the meat?
The immediate distribution of the animal is difficult where a large number of cattle are slaughtered in the same facility, and often all the shareholders are not even present. The carcass is also cut into quarters and put into cold storage. It is only sliced a few days or even few weeks later.
In this regard, what is the Sharee position of the following:
1. Can all the seven shareholders appoint the farm owner as the wakeel to allocate the shares?
2. Can the wakeel then do part of the distribution immediately after the slaughter, such as allocate one trotter each to each shareholder and parts of the offal to the rest, then give any shareholder his share of the trotters or offal or distribute it to the poor on his behalf with his permission in his absence?
3. If the part distribution immediately upon slaughter as mentioned in 2 above is valid, must the distribution of the remainder of the shares after slicing still be totally equal, or with the consent of all the parties will some greater / lesser amount in the shares be overlooked?