Is it permissible to donate to an online organization for the distribution of Udhiyah (sacrificial meat) in poor African countries, with the intention of it being an Udhiyah on behalf of a pilgrim (Hajj)?
It is permissible to delegate the slaughter of the sacrificial animal () and the distribution of its meat. Indeed, it has been the custom of the people of Java to delegate someone to purchase livestock for them and slaughter it in Mecca for ' or udhiyah. This is valid even if the one offering the udhiyah or 'aqiqah is in another country. It is permissible to delegate someone whose slaughtered animal is lawful to slaughter the udhiyah. Delegation or entrusting someone to purchase livestock and slaughter it is allowed. It is recommended for the one offering the udhiyah to be present at its slaughter. Therefore, if the owners of the aforementioned website or its owner are trustworthy and reliable, it is permissible to delegate them to carry out this task.
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