Fatwa #1480916 December 2006United States of America
on whom is it fard to sacrifice an animal on eid adha...
Question
i want to ask...on whom is it fard to sacrifice an animal on eid adha...
i make descent earning and live comfortably with no compromise in food ..and other basic needs but i am under loan..so no saving...do i still have to do the sacrifce?
is it posssible to keep niyat now and give later in the year..when i have cash in hand?
Answer
1. The sacrificing of an animal on Eidul-Adha is compulsory upon every adult Muslim who possesses an excess of at least the minimum Nisaab on the Subah Saadiq (break of dawn) of the 10th of Zil-Haj (Eid day).
2. If you have a debt on your head and no surplus money equivalent to the minimum Zakaatable amount, then it is not compulsory upon you to sacrifice an animal.
And Allah Ta'ala knows best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai