Dhul Hijjah and Udhiyah
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Is it permissible for a portion of the Udhiyah (sacrifice - a calf) to be for someone who does not wish to sacrifice it for himself, but rather for his household?
Is it a condition for the Aqiqah or Udhiyah that it be distributed into three parts, or is it permissible for the sacrificer to keep all the meat, or to donate all of it, or to make a feast with it?
Is the pilgrim performing Tamattu' Hajj required to sacrifice an animal on the Day of Nahr in Makkah al-Mukarramah?
Do the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah have a special virtue over other days, and what are the righteous deeds recommended during them?
Is it permissible to slaughter a single animal with the intention of both ʾaḍḥiyah and ʿaqīqah?
What is the ruling on buying the Udhiyah in installments, knowing that sacrificing it is for the financially capable, but the one desiring it wishes to apply the Sunnah?
Is it permissible for a widow to slaughter an Udhiyah (sacrificial animal) with the intention of reviving the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and as a charity on behalf of her deceased husband, knowing that the funds for the Udhiyah are from the inheritance of the deceased husband?
What is the supplication that the father or mother says when slaughtering the aqiqah for the newborn, and is the aqiqah named after the new baby, and is it a condition to bring the newborn when slaughtering his aqiqah?
When does the time for stoning the Jamarat end each day? May Allah reward you with all good.
Is it permissible to gift the Udhiyah to a living, financially capable father, with the intention that the father would be rewarded for it if he slaughters it for himself and his household, knowing that the giver has not yet performed an Udhiyah for himself?
Is it permissible for a pilgrim to apply deodorant and sunblock during the days of Tashreeq or while in Mina, and is it permissible for him to congratulate his wife on Eid al-Adha while he is in a state of ihram?
"What is the ruling on praying two rak'ahs after Isha prayer at the beginning of the Hijri year or in the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah? Is it considered an innovation (bid'ah) or a good innovation (sunnah hasanah)? And what is the ruling on performing it with warning against it, especially from the imams of mosques and scholars? "
When is the Udhiyah (sacrificial animal) slaughtered?
Is it permissible for someone whose parents did not perform 'aqiqah for him to perform 'aqiqah for himself? And is the 'aqiqah valid by giving a restaurant the price of two sheep to carry it out? And what is the ruling on the rich and the poor eating from it? And is it permissible for the person for whom the 'aqiqah is performed and his relatives to eat from it? And to what extent is the donor responsible for tracking the restaurant that performs the 'aqiqah to ensure its distribution according to Sharia?
Is there anything incumbent upon someone who fondled his wife with desire, short of intercourse, in Mina on the 12th of Dhul-Hijjah?
Is a sheep that was injured in its leg on the eve of Eid after being purchased considered a valid Udhiyah sacrifice?
Is stoning the Jamarat on the days of Tashreeq valid before zawal due to overcrowding, especially on the twelfth day?
I am about to get married on Eid al-Adha and I want to shave my head and groom a little, so is that permissible with my intention of offering a sacrifice?
Is there a reward for fasting the first nine days of Dhul-Hijjah and observing voluntary night prayers during them that is equal to the reward of Laylat al-Qadr, and is its daytime better than the daytime of Ramadan, and what is the evidence for that?
Is it permissible to offer as a sacrifice an animal that is six months old—knowing that fattening feeds give it a large size—if the meat of an animal that is slightly more than two years old is difficult to cook?
Is it permissible to clip nails and shave hair for someone who intends to perform Hajj before entering into the state of Ihram, before the month of Dhul-Hijjah begins, and without the obligation of offering a sacrifice (Hady)?
What is the recommended formula for the Eid takbirat (pronouncements of "Allahu Akbar") after the prayers on the two Eid days and the three days following Eid al-Adha, and what are the additions to it? Is it part of the Sunnah to attach them to the takbirat?
Is a sacrifice due from one who did not cut a fingertip's length of his hair after performing the Hajj?
What are the conditions for the sacrificial animal (Uḍḥiya) in terms of type (goats, male goats, female livestock) and the specific age for camels, cattle, buffalo, and sheep, and what is the permissible number of participants in a single sacrifice?