I have been sacrificing goat for eid-ul-adha every year since it is wajib on me.Please let me know whether it is allowed for me to take a hissa for a cow if I can’t afford to sacrifice a goat.
Answer:
(Fatwa: 2290/1878=B/1429)
If you can not afford to slaughter a goat, you can take a share in buffalo or any big animal:
وفي الدر المختار: تجب علی حر مسلم مقیم مؤسر عن نفسہ لا عن طفلہ شاۃ أو سبع بدنۃ ھي الإبل أو البقر (الدر المختار 9:456)
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband