He Has
Two Wives; Should He Differ Two Sacrifices? The Best To
Share In The Udhiyah Meat
Islamic Rulings -
Living Shariah Verdicts
Islamic Questions & Answers
I have two wives, each of whom lives in her
own house. Is it sufficient for me to offer one
sacrifice or do I have to offer two?.
Praise be to Allaah.
It is sufficient for you to offer one sacrifice. In
the answer to question no. (45916) we stated that one
sacrifice is sufficient for a man and the members of
his family even if they are one hundred strong, and
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) used to offer a single sheep on behalf of himself
and his family, and when he (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) died he left behind nine wives.
Al-Qurtubi said:
There is no report that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) ordered each of his
wives to offer a separate sacrifice, even though the
sacrifice was repeated every year and his wives were
numerous. This would have been narrated if it has
happened, as other minor issues were narrated. This is
supported by the report narrated by Maalik, Ibn Maajah
and al-Tirmidhi, who classed it as saheeh via ‘Ata'
ibn Yasaar: I asked Abu Ayyoob: How was the sacrifice
done at the time of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him)? He said: A man would
offer a sheep on behalf of himself and the members of
his family, and they would eat some and feed others
with some." End quote from Fath al-Baari. The hadeeth
was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.
Al-Bukhaari (7210) narrated from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn
Hishaam (may Allaah be pleased with him), that he met
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) when his mother Zaynab bint Humayd took him to
the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him), and said: "O Messenger of Allaah, accept
his oath of allegiance." The Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, "He is too
young." He patted him on the head and made du'aa' for
him, and he used to sacrifice a single sheep on behalf
of his whole family.
Al-Haafiz said: The phrase "and he used to sacrifice a
single sheep on behalf of his whole family" refers to
‘Abd-Allaah ibn Hishaam. End quote.
The Standing Committee was asked:
I have two households which are about fifteen
kilometers apart, and I want to offer the sacrifice.
Should I offer a sacrifice at each house, or at one
house?
They replied:
It is sufficient for you to offer one sacrifice on
behalf of your two households, so long as the head of
both is one person. But if you offer a separate
sacrifice at each house, that is better. End quote.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah, 11/407
The best animals to be sacrificed
are camels, then cows, then sheep, then to share in a
sacrifice
What is best for the sacrifice – to slaughter
a sheep or to have a share in a cow?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The best sacrifice is a camel, then a cow, then a
sheep, then to have a share in a cow. This is the view
of Abu Haneefah and al-Shaafa'i, because the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said
concerning Jumu'ah: "Whoever comes at the earliest
hour, it is as if he sacrificed a camel. Whoever comes
in the second hour, it is as if he sacrificed a cow.
Whoever comes in the third hour, it is as if he
sacrificed a horned ram. Whoever comes in the fourth
hour, it is as if he sacrificed a chicken. Whoever
comes in the fifth hour, it is as if he sacrificed an
egg." Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 881; Muslim, 850.
It is a sacrifice by means of which one draws closer
to Allaah, so the best (to be offered) is a camel, as
in the case of the hadiy (sacrifice offered by the
pilgrim on Hajj).
A sheep is better than sharing in a camel, because the
aim of the sacrifice is to shed blood. A ram is better
than a sheep (ewe), because that is what the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) sacrificed
and the meat is better.
End quote from al-Mughni, 13/366
The Standing Committee was asked: Which is
better for sacrifice, a ram or a cow?
They replied:
The best sacrifice is a camel, then a cow, then a
sheep, then a share of a camel or cow, because the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said concerning Jumu'ah: "Whoever comes at the
earliest hour, it is as if he sacrificed a camel…"
The point here is that there is an order of preference
between camels, cows and sheep in drawing close to
Allaah through the sacrifice. Undoubtedly sacrifice is
one of the greatest acts of worship through which we
may draw closer to Allaah. A camel is more valuable
and more useful. This is the view of the three imams –
Abu Haneefah, al-Shaafa'i and Ahmad. Maalik said: The
best is a young sheep, then a cow, then a camel,
because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) sacrificed two rams, and he (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not do anything
but that which was best.
The response to that is that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) sometimes chose the
option that was not the best option out of kindness to
his ummah, because they follow his example. He (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not want to
make things difficult for them. He stated that the
best is a camel, then a cow, then a sheep, as stated
above. And Allaah knows best. End quote.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah, 11/398.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said in Ahkaam al-Udhiyah:
The best sacrifice is a camel, then a cow, if one
offers the whole animal, then a sheep, then a goat,
then one-seventh of a camel, then one-seventh of a
cow. End quote
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