Giving Sadaqah of the amount of previous sacrifices/doing Heelah for the amount of sacrifice

Giving Sadaqah of the amount of previous sacrifices/doing Heelah for the amount of sacrifice

 

Darulifta Ahlesunnat

(Dawateislami)

 

Question

    What do the scholars of Islam and Muftis of the blessed Shari’ah guide regarding the matter that:

    A person has not made sacrifices for the past five (5) years while they were Wajib to him. Now should he give Sadaqah (charity) of the cost of one goat only for each Qurbani sacrifice or is it permissible to give Sadaqah of five (5) shares in a cow? Qurbani was Wajib for him but he had not purchased any animal.

    Just like the amount of Zakah can be donated in the construction of Madrasah after doing a Shar’i Heelah, can the amount of previous sacrifices that is obligatory to pay off also be donated in the construction of Madrasah after doing a Shar’I Heelah?

بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ

    If someone has not made Qurbānī sacrifices for five (5) years without any (valid) excuse, he will be a sinner due to leaving out this Wājib act; he must repent of it. It is Wājib to him to give Sadaqah of the cost of a goat only for the Qurbānī sacrifice of each year. It is not allowed to give Sadaqah of the cost of shares in cow as only this ruling is stated in the books of Fiqh in this case.

    Yes, the amount of Qurbani sacrifices of previous years can be utilised in the construction, etc. of Madrasah after doing a Shar’i Heelah. Since it is Wajib Sadaqah and this is the ruling for Wajib Sadaqah e.g. Zakah and Sadaqah al-Fitr.

وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَرَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم

Answered by : Mufti Muhammad Hashim Khan Attari