Qurbani of an Animal whose horn has broken off

Dar-ul-Ifta Ahl-e-Sunnat

1. Qurbani of an animal whose horn has broken off

Question 1: I want to buy an animal but its horns are broken. We asked the owner about this and he said that one horn had broken off and so he removed the other one from the root too. What do the honourable scholars and Muftis of the Shari’ah say regarding sacrificing such an animal for Qurbani in the case that nothing can be felt on its head nor is there any wound on there? Please guide us.

بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ

Answer: In the aforementioned case, the Qurbani of this animal is permissible. The breaking of the horn is only considered a defect when it is broken together with the root and the wound has not healed. Therefore, if an animal’s horns are broken together with the root and the wound has healed, then its Qurbani is permissible because the defect that was a hindrance in the Qurbani being performed has now been removed.

وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ  عَزَّوَجَلَّ  وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ اَعْلَم  صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم

Answered by: Abu Huzayfah Muhammad Shafeeq ‘Attari

Approved by: Mufti Muhammad Qasim ‘Attari

2. Entering the boundaries (miqat) of the Haram Sharif

Question 2: We are setting off for Hajj after a few days. We will first arrive in the noble city of Madinah before proceeding to Makkah near the days of Hajj. We have received a message from the ministry of Hajj stating that our flight will first go to Jeddah and then we will have to travel to Madinah Munawwarah by bus. Then after staying in Madinah, we will don the ihram and set off to Makkah Mukarramah by bus. We were therefore advised not to don our ihram for the journey to Jeddah. Given that Jeddah is within the miqat boundaries, what do the honourable scholars say regarding us going past the boundary without being in a state of ihram?

 (Questioner: Muhammad Adnan ‘Attari – Rawalpindi)

بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ

Answer: In the aforementioned case, you can pass the miqat boundary without being in ihram. The ruling is that if a person passes the miqat boundary to go to Makkah (boundaries of the Haram Sharif) then it is wajib on him to be in ihram for Hajj or Umrah; for such a person to pass the miqat without ihram is a cause of Dam becoming Wajib. However, if one does not have the intention to go into Makkah Mukarramah when crossing the miqat, rather he intends to go to a place outside the boundaries of the Haram (such as Jeddah), then it is not necessary for him to wear ihram when passing miqat. Therefore, as you are not passing miqat to go into Makkah, rather you are going to a place outside the boundaries of the Haram (i.e. Jeddah) and then to Madinah from there, therefore you can pass miqat without wearing ihram for Hajj or Umrah.

وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ  عَزَّوَجَلَّ  وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ اَعْلَم  صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم

Answered by: Mufti Muhammad Qasim ‘Attari

3. Qurbani of someone travelling on 12^th Dhul Hijjah

Question 3: Qurbani was Wajib on a wealthy resident (muqim), then he left for a Shar’i travel of more than 92 kilometres on the morning of the 12^th of Zul-Hijjah. What do the honourable scholars say regarding whether Qurbani will now be Wajib on him? Also, if he had already bought a goat with the intention of Qurbani, can he now sell it due to going on the journey?

 (Questioner: Muhammad Hamid Sultani – Faisalabad)

بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ

Answer: In the aforementioned case, Qurbani is no longer Wajib on that person because being a resident (muqim) is one of the conditions of Qurbani being Wajib. Therefore, if he became a traveller in the morning of 12^th Zul-Hijjah and remained a Shar’i traveller till the end of the day (i.e. sunset), now Qurbani will not be Wajib upon him. And, if he had bought an animal for Qurbani, he can now sell it; it is not Wajib to do Sadaqah of it because Qurbani was no longer Wajib upon him due to becoming a Shar’i traveller.

وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ  عَزَّوَجَلَّ  وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ اَعْلَم  صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم

Answered by: Abdur-Rab Shakir ‘Attari Madani

Approved by: Mufti Muhammad Qasim ‘Attari

4. Animal of Qurbani dies

Question 4: A well-off person purchased an animal for Qurbani but it died before the Qurbani was carried out. What do the honourable scholars and Muftis of the Shari’ah say regarding this case; is it now necessary for him to purchase a new animal for the same price or can he buy a less expensive one? Please provide guidance.

(Questioner: Faisal ‘Attari – Sadar Karachi)

بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ

Answer: In the aforementioned case, the well-off person has a choice to buy and then sacrifice any animal that is eligible to be sacrificed for Qurbani. It can be of the same value as the previous animal, more expensive than it, or cheaper than it. This is because in the case of the first one dying, no benefits are being taken from the first one by sacrificing a different cheaper animal, and when no benefits are being taken from it, then there is no problem in sacrificing a different cheaper animal.

If a wealthy person has bought an animal and then he wants to exchange it for another, he is only permitted to swap it with an animal of higher value, but not with one that is similar or less in value. But this is not the case when the animal dies. Rather, the honourable jurists of Islam say that, without any added restriction, he must sacrifice another animal and fulfil his wajib. However, it is better for the animal to be in a good, healthy condition.

Remember this matter is regarding the well-off person’s first sacrificial animal dying. The matter will be different in the case of it becoming lost or stolen and him finding it within the days of Qurbani.

 وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ  عَزَّوَجَلَّ  وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ اَعْلَم  صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم

Answered by: Abu Huzaifah Muhammad Shafeeq ‘Attari

Approved by: Mufti Muhammad Qasim ‘Attari