Is Udhiyyah obligatory upon a traveller?

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Truly the journey of Hajj is very meritorious and demands great sacrifice. May Allah Ta'ala ease every leg of your journey, make it a means of spiritual upliftment and grant you Hajj Mabroor. Aameen.

In principal, Qurbani is not obligatory upon a musaafir (traveller).[1] Therefore if you do not intend staying in any of the places mentioned for fifteen days or more successively, Qurbani will not be obligatory upon you. If you do intend staying in any of the cities aforementioned for fifteen days or more successively, then according to the Shari'ah you will not be considered as a traveller, though you may be away from home. [2]

However, in light of the package that you have purchased, it is unlikely for you to become a "muqeem"(opposite of traveller) as your time will be divided between three cities and you won't be at one place for fifteen days or more successively.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Hisham Dawood

Student Darul Iftaa
Chicago, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

www.daruliftaa.net