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Consuming the Meat of an Animal Slaughtered For a Vow or Bequest

Q: Can the meat of an animal which was slaughtered in fulfilment of a vow or a bequest be consumed?

A: The meat has to be given in charity and cannot be consumed.

ولا يأكل الناذر منها فإن أكل تصدق بقيمة ما أكل (الدر المختار ص321 ج6 )

وإن وجبت به فلايأكل منها شيئا ولايطعم غنيا سواء كان الناذر غنيا أو فقيرا ولو أكل فعليه قيمة ما أكل (رد المحتار ص327 ج6 )

 

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.