How is the meat of the Fidyah distributed, and is it permissible for the household to eat from it?
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If "al-fadw" refers to the sacrifice (Uḍḥiyah), it is recommended to divide it into three portions: one-third for eating, one-third for feeding others, and one-third for charity. If it refers to the Hady of Tamattu' or , it is slaughtered in Mecca for the poor of the , and it is permissible to eat from it and give some away. However, if "al-fadw" refers to the blood of expiation (due to committing prohibited acts during iḥrām), it is not permissible to eat from it or give any away; rather, it must be distributed entirely to the poor of the Haram.
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