The ruling on sacrificing an animal by four people after contributing an equal amount by everyone

Darulifta Ahlesunnat

(Dawateislami)

Question

    What do the scholars of Islam and Muftis of the blessed Shari’ah guide regarding the ruling that if four people equally contribute to purchasing a big animal like a cow and slaughter it with the intention of Qurbānī sacrifice, will their Qurbānī sacrifice be valid or not, as there are seven (7) shares in a big animal? How would the meat be divided amongst them?

بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ

    In the aforementioned case, the sacrifice of these four (4) people will be valid as it is essential for everyone to have at least a seventh share in the (big) animals i.e. cow, camel, etc. There is no harm if there is more than the seventh share. The meat should be weighed and distributed among the participants equally.

وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَرَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم

Answered By : Mufti Muhammad Hashim Khan ‘Attari