Question:

I have heard some people and also some Alims say that don’t give away your Qurbani meat to anyone, eat it yourself. Is it right?

Answer:

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

It is better (mustahab) for one to divide the meat of Qurbani as follows:

1.     Donate a third of it to the poor and needy.

2.     Keep a third for oneself.

3.     Feed a third of it to one’s relatives and friends.

This is shown by the following hadith:

عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ نَهَى عَنْ أَكْلِ لُحُومِ الضَّحَايَا بَعْدَ ثَلاَثٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ بَعْدُ ‏ "‏ كُلُوا وَتَزَوَّدُوا وَادَّخِرُوا ‏"‏. (صحيح مسلم باب بَيَانِ مَا كَانَ مِنَ النَّهْىِ عَنْ أَكْلِ لُحُومِ الأَضَاحِيِّ بَعْدَ ثَلاَثٍ فِي أَوَّلِ الإِسْلاَمِ وَبَيَانِ نَسْخِهِ وَإِبَاحَتِهِ إِلَى مَتَى شَاءَ)‏

Jabir reported that Allah's Apostle (Sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) forbade eating of the flesh of sacrificed animals beyond three (days) but afterwards said: Eat, make a provision, and keep it.[1] [2]

However, if a person was to give all of it away without consuming anything or if he was to keep all of it for himself without giving any away, both these scenarios would be permissible.[3] [4] 

As for those Alims you mentioned who encourage one to keep the Qurbani meat for his own consumption, they may be referring to particular individuals who have large families and are not so well to do, for them it is better to keep the meat for their family’s consumption and not give it to others.[5]

And Allah Ta'ala knows best.

Sh. Muddasser Dhedhy
Student, Darul Ifta Australia
24/12/2013

Checked and approved by:
Mufti Faizal Riza

Darul Ifta Australia
www.fatwa.org.au

 

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[1] (وَيَأْكُلُ مِنْ لَحْمِ الْأُضْحِيَّةِ وَيَأْكُلُ غَنِيًّا وَيَدَّخِرُ، وَنُدِبَ أَنْ لَا يَنْقُصَ التَّصَدُّقُ عَنْ الثُّلُثِ) (الدر المختار ج 9 ص 473 – 474. دار الكتب العلمية)

قَوْلُهُ (وَيَأْكُلُ غَنِيًّا وَيَدَّخِرُ) لِقَوْلِهِ - عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ - بَعْدَ النَّهْيِ عَنْ الِادِّخَارِ «كُلُوا وَأَطْعِمُوا وَادَّخِرُوا» الْحَدِيثُ رَوَاهُ الشَّيْخَانِ وَأَحْمَد

(قَوْلُهُ وَنُدِبَ إلَخْ) قَالَ فِي الْبَدَائِعِ: وَالْأَفْضَلُ أَنْ يَتَصَدَّقَ بِالثُّلُثِ وَيَتَّخِذَ الثُّلُثَ ضِيَافَةً لِأَقْرِبَائِهِ وَأَصْدِقَائِهِ وَيَدَّخِرَ الثُّلُثَ؛ وَيُسْتَحَبُّ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْهَا، وَلَوْ حَبَسَ الْكُلَّ لِنَفْسِهِ جَازَ لِأَنَّ الْقُرْبَةَ فِي الْإِرَاقَةِ وَالتَّصَدُّقِ بِاللَّحْمِ تَطَوُّعٌ (رد المحتار ج 9 ص  474. دار الكتب العلمية)

[2] (وَنُدِبَ أَنْ لَا يَنْقُصَ الصَّدَقَةَ مِنْ الثُّلُثِ) لِأَنَّ الْجِهَاتِ ثَلَاثَةٌ: الْإِطْعَامُ وَالْأَكْلُ وَالِادِّخَارُ لِمَا رَوَيْنَا وَلِقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى {وَأَطْعِمُوا الْقَانِعَ وَالْمُعْتَرَّ} [الحج: 36] أَيْ السَّائِلَ وَالْمُتَعَرِّضَ لِلسُّؤَالِ، فَانْقَسَمَ عَلَيْهِ أَثْلَاثًا. (البحر الرائق ج 8 ص 326. مكتبة رشيدية)

[3]  ولو تصدق بالكل جاز ولو حبس الكل لنفسه جاز وله أن يدخر الكل لنفسه فوق ثلاثة أيام إلا أن إطعامها والتصدق بها أفضل (الفتاوى الهندية ج 5 ص 371. دار الكتب العلمية)

[4] فتاوى محمودية ج 17 ص 430 – 431. دار الإفتاء جامعة فاروقية كراجي

[5] إلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ الرَّجُلُ ذَا عِيَالٍ وَغَيْرَ مُوَسَّعِ الْحَالِ فَإِنَّ الْأَفْضَلَ لَهُ حِينَئِذٍ أَنْ يَدَعَهُ لِعِيَالِهِ وَيُوسِعَ بِهِ عَلَيْهِمْ كذا في البدائع. (الفتاوى الهندية ج 5 ص 371. دار الكتب العلمية)  

 

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