Dhul Hijjah and Udhiyah
736 questions
What is the method for the Prayer for Rain (Salat al-Istisqa), and when is its time?
Is it permissible to offer as a sacrifice (Udhiyah) that which is less than sheep, such as chickens, ducks, and the like?
Is a blood offering obligatory for one who used to go to the Haram for Hajj from 1:00 AM and return to Mina at 3:00 PM for the stoning?
Is it permissible to slaughter a sacrificial animal while in a state of ritual impurity (janabah)? That is, is it valid?
Is drinking the milk of the sacrificial animal permissible?
Is it permissible for the aqiqah for a male to be with two different animals, such as one being from cattle and the other from sheep, or one being from chickens and the other from sheep?
Is it permissible to sacrifice a calf as an Uḍḥiyah before it reaches one year of age if its meat is better, or must it exceed two years, even if its meat is not palatable? And is it permissible for the 'Aqīqah and Uḍḥiyah for a child to be offered with a single sacrifice?
How is the aqiqah distributed? Is it in three parts, or for the whole family?
How long does the period for offering the sacrifice of Eid al-Adha extend after Eid?
Is it permissible to offer sacrifices (adhaahi) using sheep imported from Australia and Romania?
What is the ruling on someone who intended to offer a sacrifice (udhiyah) and then cut their hair or nails after the beginning of Dhul-Hijjah, whether forgetfully, ignorantly, or knowingly? Does this affect the acceptance of the sacrifice? And is it obligatory to verbally express the intention at the time of slaughter if the sacrificer is not slaughtering the animal themselves?
Is it permissible to stone Jamrat al-Aqaba at night on the Day of Sacrifice, and to perform the sacrifice and shaving before it, in order to be able to spend the nights of Tashreeq in Mina?
What is the virtue of the Udhiyah (sacrifice) for an unmarried woman, and which is better in her case: giving charity with money or offering the Udhiyah, especially since her income is modest?
Does swelling in the throat of a ram prevent it from being sacrificed for Eid al-Adha?
ما هو النصاب الذي تجب به الأضحية، وهل يُقدّر بالذهب أم بالفضة؟
Is not eating from the Udhiyah until the second day of Eid, under the pretext that it is an ancestral custom, a violation of Allah's Sharia?
Is the head of the household alone to refrain from cutting his nails and hair during the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, or should all family members refrain?
What are the rulings regarding the distribution of a votive sacrifice and a fidyah (expiatory sacrifice), and is it permissible for the wife to offer one sacrifice on behalf of herself and her husband due to their financial hardship?
Is it permissible to slaughter a male goat for the 'Aqiqah?
What is the ruling on one who forgot to stone the Jamrat al-Aqaba (the large pillar) on the day of Eid, relying on his sick wife?
Is it permissible to buy one-seventh of a cow from a butcher as an Udhiyah if the slaughter occurs after the Eid prayer and fulfills the remaining conditions, by analogy with the permissibility of seven people sharing in an Udhiyah despite differing intentions?
Is sacrifice in Dhul-Qa'dah obligatory or Sunnah?
Is the sacrifice acceptable from a man who shaves his beard every day, even in Dhu al-Hijjah?
Is it permissible for the agent of a waqf (endowment) for the sacrificial animal (adha) to place the endowment in a joint-stock company in order to sacrifice from its proceeds?