Will one Udiyah suffice the whole household?
Q: We are four children with our father living in adjacent but independent houses, which are all surrounded by one fence. Will one Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered by non-pilgrims) suffice...
Does the dead know?
Q: When a person offers the Ud-hiyah (a sacrificial animal offered by non-Muhrim), gives in charity on behalf of his dead father, supplicates to Allah for him or visits his...
Is it legal to write in someone’s will to slaughter Udiyah?
Q: A discussion about Ud-hiyah took place. Some people were of the view that it is illegal to write in a persons will to slaughter an Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered...
What to be recited on slaughtering Udiyah?
Q: What supplication should be recited on slaughtering Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered by non-pilgrims) on the occasion of the blessed `Eid-ul-Adha (the Festival of the Sacrifice)? A: On slaughtering...
Offering castrated ram as Udiyah
Q: Is it permissible for a Muslim to offer a castrated ram as an Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered by non-pilgrims)? A: Offering a castrated ram as an Ud-hiyah is...
Q: Which is better for sacrifice, a ram or a cow
ANSWER The best animal for sacrifice is a camel, then a cow, then a sheep, then a share of a camel or cow, because the Prophet (peace be upon him)...