Question:
Is it necessary to distribute the Qurbani meat?
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
It is preferable to distribute one’s Qurbani meat into three: a third for oneself, a third for the impoverished and a third should be kept to feed relatives and friends. Alternatively, one may give the third to friends and relatives.
If a person has dependents and is not economically well off, then it is better for such a person to keep the meat for himself and to feed his own family.
A person performing Qurbani may give away all the meat in Sadaqah to the needy. Likewise, a person may keep all the meat for himself. It is not sinful to keep the meat for oneself.[1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Faraz Adam
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