Obligations of the
Had’y
449. The
obligations of the
Had’y are:
I.
The
niyyah
II.
That it is a cattle
III.
That it is of a certain
age
IV.
That it is of sound creation –
without any defects of missing limbs
V.
That the slaughter is carried
out on the day of Eid
VI.
That the slaughter takes place
in Mina
VII.
To observe the order, as a
precaution
VIII.
That it is not taken outside
the [limits] of the Haram
1. The
niyyah
450. The
niyyah is obligatory for the slaughter, and it is preferred to
utter it by saying, “
Adhbahu (I slaughter) the
Had’y seeking
nearness to Allah Almighty”.
451. If one
does not carry out the slaughter himself, both he and the person carrying
out the slaughter should utter the
niyyah. If only he uttered
the intention, and not the slaughterer, this is sufficient.
2. That it
is a cattle
452. It is
obligatory that the
Had’y is a cattle, i.e. it is a camel, cow,
sheep, and the goat is considered from [the category of] the sheep.
3. That it
is of a certain age
453. The age
of the
Had’y is sufficient if it is called, [in each case] a camel,
or a cow, or a sheep, or a goat, and it is not sufficient if it is of a
young age such that, in each case, it is referred to as young weaning
camel, or calf, or lamb, or kid. As a recommended precaution,
·
the camel must have completed
five years and entered the age of six,
·
the cow has completed two
years of age,
·
the sheep has completed seven
months, although [it is better] to have completed one year of age and has
entered the second,
·
the goat has completed two
years of age.
4. To be
of complete creation
454. It is
obligatory that the
Had’y is of complete creation, and therefore it
does not qualify if the animal is one-eyed, or lame, or too old, or of
broken inner part of the horn[34], or of
missing ears or any other limb, or castrated, or thin/skinny.
455. As a
precaution, it is recommended that the
Had’y is not hornless or
earless by birth. However, it is permissible if the ear was pierced
or slit, without anything missing from it. Similarly, [it is
permissible] if the [animal’s] exterior [part of the] horn is broken, or
if the sheep does not have a fat-tail by birth.
456. The
conditions specified for the
Had’y are applicable if these are
possible, otherwise if it is not possible [to obtain a perfect match] but
the imperfect, then that should be sufficient.
5. The
slaughter should be on the day of Eid
457. It is
obligatory that the slaughter [of the animal] takes place on the day of
Eid, or during the daytime on the Days of Tashreeq, which are the
10
th, 11
th, and 12
th of Dhil-Hejjah, and
it is permissible to delay the slaughter beyond these days. However,
if one delayed this due to an excuse or deliberately, he has until the end
of Dhil-Hejjah to do so and that would be sufficient, although this delay
constitutes a sin [for the one who deliberately delayed this
rite].
6. The
slaughter should take place in Mina
458. It is
obligatory for the slaughter to take place in Mina, and it is not
permissible to do so elsewhere. It is permissible to carry out the
slaughter in the new slaughterhouses, which are said to be outside the
limits of Mina, if there were any confinement, restriction, or difficulty,
etc.
7.
Observing the order as a precaution
459. In
carrying out the slaughter of the
Had’y it is obligatory to observe
the order prescribed for it, as a precaution; that the slaughter should be
done after the
Ram’y and before the
halq (the shaving or
trimming of the hair). If one breached this order due to an
oversight, ignorance, or forgetting it, or due to confinement or
difficulty, then there is no objection to it.
8. Not to
take it outside the Haram
460. It is
obligatory that one does not take any meat of the sacrifice outside the
Haram. However, if there is no use or consumption for it, it is
permitted to take it outside. It is also permitted [to take it
outside] if the
Haajj (pilgrim) bought the [sacrificed]
Had’y – that he had previously given it to a destitute.
