Distributing Qurbaani meat

· 18 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1433 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

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?

Answer

It is not compulsory to distribute the qurbaani meat among the poor.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

و يستحب أن يأكل من أضحيته و يطعم منها غيره و الأفضل أن يتصدق بالثلث و يتخذ الثلث ضيافة لأقاربه و أصدقائه و يدخر الثلث و يطعم الغني و الفقير جميعا (الهندية 5/300)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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