Qurbani & Aqiqah · Subtopic
Hunting
90 fatawa from 2 South African Darul Iftas on Hunting, part of Qurbani & Aqiqah. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
By Darul Ifta
Hunting fatawa — page 1 of 3
- Ibn Masood29 Jun 2026
Butchers Mismanagement Of Qurbani Meat
What is the ruling on butchers mixing up or misplacing Qurbani meat?
Mufti Umar Farooq Rangila - Mufti Online21 Jan 2026
Catching and releasing when fishing
I went fishing recently and before catching any fish I did not have a clear intention whether I would catch and release the fish or eat it. When I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Nov 2025
Fishing on a private dam and catching and releasing fish
1. Is it permissible to fish on a private dam without the owners permission? 2. Can I join a membership that has a yearly fee and gives me access to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Nov 2025
Some laws pertaining to fishing
1. What is the correct way to kill a fish so it is halal to eat? 2. If I get a live fish, and it dies because it was taken out of the water (lack of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Sep 2025
Finding an animal dead after shooting it with an arrow
When hunting, if one does not pursue the animal after shooting it with an arrow and later on finds it dead, will it be halaal for him to consume it?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood30 Jun 2025
Liability of a Hunter
Q1. In instances where an animal is shot and subsequently lost or it disappears, is it permissible to obligate the hunter to pay the full value of…
Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali - Mufti Online30 May 2025
Impermissibility of hunting with a gun
Please explain in detail why is it not allowed to hunt using a gun.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood24 May 2025
Performing Qurbani by Oneself
There is an option available to purchase a Qurbani animal, have it slaughtered, and the meat distributed on one’s behalf by the suppliers. This is a…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood24 May 2025
Cashing In an Investment for Qurbani
I do not have a fixed income but I do have money invested, which amounts to the value of Nisaab. However, I do not have sufficient funds in my…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood22 May 2025
Qurbani Animals With Docked Tails
In terms of exotic breeds of animals such as il de France, Suffolk, Hampshires, most of them come from stud breeders where the animals tails are…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood22 May 2025
Determining the Age of a Qurbani Animal
We currently look at the teeth of the Qurbani animal to determine its age. In the instance where there is no apparent cutting or falling out of the…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood22 May 2025
Slaughtering an Animal in Sadaqah
Is there any significance in slaughtering a sheep or goat for Sadaqah? Is it the spilling of blood, or the wealth that is spent along with the…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood6 May 2025
Reciting the Tasmiyah at the Time of Slaughter
According to the Hanafi Madhab, is it necessary to verbally recite the Tasmiyah before slaughtering, or does it suffice to say it in the heart? If a…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood6 May 2025
Slaughtering An Animal Before It Dies
Q1. Is it permissible for one to shoot a bull/cow in the head and then slaughter it? At times, the cattle jump out of the slaughter box and are…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood6 May 2025
Blood Splatters on Clothing While Slaughtering
If while slaughtering an animal, blood splatters on one’s clothing, what amount of blood will render the clothing impure for Salaah?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood6 May 2025
Impurity of Animals on Clothing
If the contents within the stomach of either sheep, goats or cattle, falls on one’s clothing, will the clothing be considered as Paak, or will it be…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online2 Sep 2024
Catching and releasing fish for fun when fishing
Is it permissible in Islam to release a fish after having caught it?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood22 Aug 2024
Hunting-Related Queries
Q1) In instances where an animal is shot and is subsequently lost or disappears, is it permissible to require the hunter to pay the full value of…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Ibn Masood8 Jul 2024
Hunting Animals
If one has to shoot an animal from a distance and then rush to slaughter it, in which cases will it be permitted to eat the meat, and in which will…
Molana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood16 Jun 2024
Taking the Names of the Intended Qurbani at the Time of Slaughter
If a person takes a Nafl share in a cow for Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم and for a specific Marhoom( e.g. their father ) do they have to tell the…
Maulana Adbul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood14 Jun 2024
Distribution of Shares in a Cow
Q1) Please advise how the meat of a cow should be divided if there are 7 different people who have shares in the cow. Q2) We try our best to divide…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Ibn Masood12 Jun 2024
Slaughtering An Animal With An Abscess
A Qurbani animal has an abscess on its leg. Will this be regarded as a defect? Can the animal be slaughtered for Qurbani?
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Ibn Masood12 Jun 2024
Jallaalah Animals Permissible for Qurbani
What is the ruling regarding a Jallaalah cow (a cow that has been nourished with Haraam)? Can it be slaughtered for Qurbani?
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood10 Jun 2024
Requirements that Necessitate Qurbani
A sister has a ring on which she pays Zakaah. Is it Waajib for her to perfrom Qurbani? Please elaborate on whom Qurbani is incumbent upon?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood10 Jun 2024
When Do Hajis Clip Their Nails
A person intending to perform Qurbani should refrain from clipping the nails before the commencement of Dhul Hijjah. Is the same ruling applicable…
Molana A.K. Fazlani - Ibn Masood3 Jun 2024
Combining Aqeeqah and Qurbani
Am I able to combine my daughter’s Aqeeqah with my Qurbani? Considering that I am in financial debt, can I perform Qurbani?
Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb - Ibn Masood19 Nov 2023
Aqeeqah
What is the ruling behind shaving a baby’s hair on the 7th day with Aqeeqah? Is the Sadaqah equivalent to the weight of the hair in silver from…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood5 Nov 2023
Slaughtering carried out by an alcoholic
1. I would like to know, in that moment of being intoxicated, will the Tasmiya be counted if he cut the animal the next day and he had drank alcohol…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Ibn Masood20 Jul 2023
Changing Niyyat for Qurbani
After a Qurbaani has been made with the intention of Nafl, can it be changed to make intention of a Waajib? I did Qurbaani on behalf of my young son…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Ibn Masood17 Jul 2023
Distribution of the Qurbani Animal
Please clarify the following. It is our understanding that the distribution of the Qurbani animal should be done in three parts, viz. one part for…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood15 Jul 2023
Making patties with Qurbani meat and selling it
My mother made Qurbani and gifted the meat to her sister. Is it allowed for her sister to make patties from that meat, and sell burgers?
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood14 Jul 2023
Qurbani of an animal that loses its sight after purchase
If a person purchases an animal for Qurbani and thereafter the animal loses its sight, will Qurbani with such an animal be permitted? Will the same…
Mufti Abdur Rahman Abdur Razak - Ibn Masood14 Jul 2023
Slaughtering one’s Qurbani animal at night
Are we permitted to slaughter the Qurbani animal at night?
Mufti Abdur Rahman Abdur Razak - Ibn Masood14 Jul 2023
Eating from the meat of the Qurbani animal first on the day of Eid-ul-Adha
Is it necessary that the meat of the Qurbani animal is consumed first on the day of Eid-Ul-Adha?
Mufti Abdur Rahman Abdur Razak - Ibn Masood11 Jul 2023
Reciting Takbeer-e-Tashreeq after Eid Salaah
1. Does the Takbeer-e-Tashreek need to be recited after the Eid Salaah? 2. Should one recite the Takbeer-e-Tashreek while slaughtering an animal on…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood2 Jul 2023
Qurbani in a country where Eid has not yet commenced
Eidul Adha is on Wednesday in India, and on Thursday in South Africa. If a person from India requests a person from South Africa to make Qurbani on…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Ibn Masood20 Jun 2023
Taking the names of people at the time of slaughtering
A person plans to make a Nafl Qurbani as Esaale-Thawaab with a share of a cow. When the cow is slaughtered, should the slaughterer take the name of…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood20 Jun 2023
Not clipping the hair and nails in the case of Aqeeqah
0QUESTION:- If one is intending to perform Aqeeqah on Eidul Adha, should one also refrain from cutting nails and hair?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood16 Jun 2023
Qurbani on behalf of Nabi Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam
I have heard that, to perform Qurbani specifically in the name of Nabi Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam has no basis in Shari’ah, nor is it a Sunnah. The…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Ibn Masood14 Jun 2023
Aqeeqah and Tahneek
1. Can the Aqeeqah for a child, and Qurbani at the time of Eidul Adha, be joined together in one animal (eg. a cow or bull)? 2. What is the Sunnah…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani
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