Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Purchasing a cow and splitting the shares

· 19 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1444 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it permissible for one person to purchase a cow and split the shares as follows:

1- 1 share for the Waajib Qurbaani of the purchaser

2 – 1 share for Nabi صلي الله عليه و سلم

3 – 4 shares in total for the four Khulafaa-e-Rashideen

4 – 1 share for the Isaale Thawaab of a Marhoom.

Answer

Yes, it will be permissible to split the shares in a cow as stipulated by you in the query, i.e. one share for a Waajib Qurbani, a Nafl share for Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam, a Nafl share for each of the Khulafaa-e-Rashideen (which are four shares in total), and a last share as Nafl Qurbani for a Marhoom.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

وإن مات أحد السبعة المشتركين في البدنة وقال الورثة اذبحوا عنه وعنكم صح عن الكل استحسانا لقصد القربة من الكل (الدر المختار و حاشية ابن عابدين 6/326)

فينبغي لمن وجد سعة ان يضحي عن حبيبه و نبيه صلى الله عليه و سلم كل عام ولو بشاة او بسبع بقرة و نحوه

(اعلاء السنن17/273)

Re-: Fataawa Mahmoodiyyah Vol.26 Pg.314/315

Answered by
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani
Checked & approved by
Mufti Mohammed Desai
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