What is the ruling on a son and his mother sharing the cost of an Uḍḥiyah (sacrificial animal)?
It is not permissible to share the price of an if it is a sheep. However, it is permissible for seven people or fewer to share the price of a camel or a cow, provided that no share is less than one-seventh, based on the narrated by Jabir: "We sacrificed with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, in the year of Hudaybiyah, a camel on behalf of seven and a cow on behalf of seven."
Therefore, it is not permissible for a child to share the price of one Udhiyah sheep with their mother.
It is permissible for the one offering the sacrifice (Al-Mudhahhi) to include others in its reward if they live in the same household and the Mudhahhi is financially supporting the other.
If each of them wishes to offer a sacrifice on their own behalf, then each must slaughter an independent sheep, or participate in one-seventh of a camel or a cow.
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