Qurbani & Aqiqah · Subtopic
Distributing the Meat & Skin
91 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Distributing the Meat & Skin, 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
Distributing the Meat & Skin fatawa — page 1 of 3
- Mufti Online14 Jul 2026
Consuming the meat of the sacrificial animal first on the Day of Eidul Adha
On bakri eid, for sunnah fasting till one eats of the qurbani animal, when does that sunnah fast start? Is it from sehri time like Ramadan that one…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - 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 - Jamiat KZN25 May 2026
What should you do with Qurbani meat and should you eat the liver first
(1) What should a person do with his Qurbānī meat? Should he distribute it or eat it himself? Please outline the position of all four schools of…
Yusuf Shabbir - Jamiat KZN15 May 2026
Can the Qurbani meat or skin be sold? (2/2)
A certain brother sells sheep on the days of Qurbani and also offers the services of slaughtering and slicing. The buyers give him the skin of the…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Jamiat KZN15 May 2026
Can the Qurbani meat or skin be sold? (1/2)
Can the Qurbani meat or skin be sold?
- Mufti Online8 Feb 2026
Buying meat from a butcher shop that is not halaal certified
In England, if there is a butcher shop that sells meat and the workers are Muslim and they say that the meat is Halaal, but it is not HMC certified,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Aug 2025
Father buying qurbaani animals for his children upon whom qurbaani is waajib
The father buys for his daughters sheep to slaughter for Qurbaani and the daughters have the means to make Qurbaani. Who does the meat belong to,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown11 Aug 2025
Parents Consuming ʿAqīqah Meat
A friend of mine gave birth and they are planning of doing Aqiqah. Some people have told me that the parents who are doing Aqiqah cannot eat the…
Rukunuddin Bin Jahangir - Mufti Online7 Aug 2025
Stunned meat
What is the fatwa regarding stunned meat?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Jul 2025
Partaking of a family member's qurbaani meat with their consent
A father purchases sheep for his family to fulfill their qurbaani. Each persons qurbaani is sliced and sent to the house together. Everyone in the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Jun 2025
6 shareholders distributing the 7th share of the qurbaani animal that was done for Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) equally
If 6 shareholders put money together to make qurbani on behalf of Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم with the 7th share of an animal, how will the meat of the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville30 May 2025
Selling The Skin of Qurbani Animals
I know of a person who buys sheep skin. Will it be permissible for me to collect sheep skin on the day of qurbani and thensell it to the person who…
- Mufti Online19 May 2025
Asking an upright Muslim if his meat is halaal
Is a person required to ask whether tasmiya was said over a particular meat when it was slaughtered if they are told it is halal hand slaughtered,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Dec 2024
Halaal status of meat products exported from Brazil
As we are aware, Brazil exports meat and meat products worldwide. Even within the Arab countries, these products are exported and, according to my…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Jul 2024
Eating the meat slaughtered by the Ahlul Kitaab
Is the slaughter by the Ahlul Kitaab halaal? Some said to me that Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) used to eat the zabiha of the Yahood?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Jul 2024
Shareholders in a qurbaani animal distributing the offal before distributing the meat
If all the shareholders in a large qurbaani animal (bull) consent to the offal being given in saqaqah after slaughter and before distribution, and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Jun 2024
Purchasing a large size animal which is inedible for Qurbaani
I understand that it is more rewarding to buy a bigger and more healthier animal for qurbani. Should you buy a bigger animal which you do not prefer…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - 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 - Mufti Online13 Jun 2024
The method of distributing the seven shares of a big qurbaani animal
Could Mufti Saheb kindly explain the correct procedure regarding the distribution of 7 shares of the qurbani carcass of a big animal? How stringent…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN11 Jun 2024
Selling the skin of Qurbani Animals
A certain brother sells sheep on the days of Qurbani and also offers the services of slaughtering and slicing. The buyers give him the skin of the…
Mufti Moosa Salie - 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
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 - Mufti Online21 Jun 2023
Eating tripe and kidney of an animal
Is it makrooh to eat tripe and kidneys of an animal? Someone was told the tripe, organs which hold waste are makrooh to eat. Is it true?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Jun 2023
Eating the meat of a qurbaani animal that was bought for a deceased
In a case where shares of a Qurbani animal are bought for deceased, is it permissible to eat and use the meat of that share or should all of the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Jun 2023
Organization doing qurbaani for people but not giving each person the meat of their qurbaani animal
Many people including A, B and C are doing their Qurbaani through an organization by paying equal amounts for each animal. The organization, after…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville23 Nov 2022
The Meat Of A Qurbaani Animal Slaughtered On My Behalf
If someone takes my permission to do my wajib/ nafal qurbani from his wealth, will I have any right to claim the meat of that animal?
- Mufti Online13 Aug 2022
Shareholders not distributing the qurbaani meat of a cow equally
If a family purchases a cow for qurbani, however when sharing the meat, due to ignorance it was not distributed equally but mutually agreed. 1. Is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Jul 2022
Selling qurbaani skins that were gifted to one
My brother gave his qurbaani sheep skins to me. Can I sell the skins? If I give it to someone else, can they sell the skins and use the money?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Jul 2022
Parts of a qurbaani animal that cannot be eaten
Please advise regarding which parts e.g. (liver, kidney, brains, stomach, etc.) of the Qurbaani animal are permissible to eat and which are makruh,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Jul 2022
Slaughtering exotic animals whose meat is of an inferior quality for qurbaani
I wanted to find out with regards to the size and type of animal for qurbaani. Every year in our house we slaughter lambs (good quality, lovely…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood19 Jun 2022
Sharing Qurbani meat equally amongst family members
A number of family members living in one house will be jointly slaughtering a cow for Qurbani. We do not mind how the shares will be split. What is…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood24 May 2022
Proceeds from the sale of the Qurbani skin
If the skin of the Qurbani animal is sold, then on whom should the funds be spent?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville31 Jan 2022
Owner Of The Farm Selling The Skin Of The Qurbani Animal
A person after doing his Waajib Qurbani donates or rather gifts the skin of the Qurbani animal to the owner of the farm where Qurbani was carried…
- Azaadville27 Sep 2021
Selling Qurbaani Meat And How To Recompense For Selling It
Is it permissible to use one’s Qurbaani meat in a catering business? If it is not permissible, then what should one do with the money received…
- Mufti Online31 Jul 2021
Distributing qurbaani meat to relatives
A person thought that he will distribute 15 kg qurbaani meat to some beggars and he will tell his mother to distribute 15 kg meat to some beggars,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Jul 2021
One shareholder taking the skin of the qurbaani animal
If a family decides to slaughter a cow for qurbaani, one member/shareholder wishes to take the skin as its just going to be given to the farmer, and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Jun 2021
Having a braai with aqeeqah meat
If I make aqeeqah for my grandson. Can the meat be used for a braai where I invite family members?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN7 Aug 2020
How should a person divide his/her Qurbani meat?
We have completed our qurbani and received our meat from the butcher. We were able to give a third of the meat to a local charity. However we’re not…
- Mufti Online4 Mar 2020
Eating the meat of an animal that was stunned before slaughtering
Is it permissible to eat meat of an animal which was stunned before slaughtering?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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