Find answers to your Islamic questions 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.
Q: I am a 25 year old unmarried woman (will get married in a few months). My parents passed away a few years ago and I don’t have any other siblings. I live with a relative in very good condition. I am presently working with a medium level salary and I have a little inherited… read more »
Q: I am doing qurbani this year. Please advise whose name I must slaughter on. A: First do your wajib qurbani. Then you may think of your household. And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best. Answered by: Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach) Source
Q: If a qurbaani animal gets injured after purchasing it to the extent that it does not meet the requirements for qurbaani anymore or it dies: 1. Does another animal have to be purchased? 2. Does the new animal have to be of the same value and size, etc.? 3. If a person cannot afford… read more »
Q: A person has only R1000 in cash but he has 7 cars. He uses one every day of the week. Does he have to pay sadaqatul fitr, make Qurbani, and cannot receive zakaat because of these cars? He is using them however. In Behishti Zewar the same type of thing is mentioned for furniture… read more »
Q: Alhamdulillah my parents had slaughtered a cow for Eid which they included shares for myself, my daughter and my wife. I had told them that I would pay for my share as I wanted to pay for my waajib qurbani. 1. Although I asked my mother earlier, she had only given me the price… read more »
Q: I am assisting the general public in cutting and skinning the sheep as they do not have any facilities as well as many do not know how to make the slaughter. A farmer that collects skins for the tannery is prepared to collect the skins and after it has been sorted and graded at… read more »
Q: 1. Is one qurbani valid for whole family living under one roof? 2. I have heard that qurbani is wajib but I have seen many aalim’s videos who say qurbani is Sunnat-e-Ebrahimi. So if a person does not do it, its not a sin as its a sunnah act, is it true? 3. I… read more »
Q: Can we give the money of a qurbaani animal to a poor needy widow instead of doing the qurbaani ourselves or do we the qurbani and then sell the meat and give the amount to her? A: Do the qurbaani. It is not right for you to sell the meat. You may give her… read more »
Q: 1. When a person performs one’s personal obligatory qurbani, for example one sheep, and intend donating the reward to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) or some other deceased individual, will the person performing the qurbani and the deceased get the full reward of qurbani? 2. In the above mentioned situation, when performing… read more »
Q: In my country the price of goat, sheep, and cow is very expensive and it is very hard for us to buy a share in qurbani. I would like to know if we can do a qurbani of a horse and is horse a halal animal? A: You cannot do qurbaani of a horse…. read more »