As far as I know it is valid to sacrifice a female animal on eid (ewe or cow), who could be lactating. Is there any restriction on using the milk of that animal?

Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah, I understand that a cow can be divided among up to 7 people. But what if a large extended family wants to participate and mentions more than 7 names? If some of those named are children or elders who are financially dependent, and not paying for a share, is it still valid? Is the rule about 7 people based on names or financial shares? I want to ensure our Qurbani is valid and not done incorrectly. Answer from Qur'an and Authentic Sunnah and what Salaf-e-Saliheen used to do. Jazakum Allahu Khairan.

Asalamualikum My dad says that he heard a maulana say that in the 10 days of dhul hijjah the ruling of cutting the nails and hair is only for the person performing hajj and in the state of ihram and not applied to the person not performing hajj but intending to sacrifice an animal. So I want to know whether this is right or not. And also I have read that it is only for the person paying for the sacrifice or slaughtering himself to not cut hair or nails but the family members on whose behalf the sacrifice is being offered are permissible to cut hair and nails. So is that true? Eg if my dad is paying for the udhhiyah on our behalf but we do intend for the sacrifice so is it permissible or not permissible for us to cut the hair or nails?

Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah, I have a one focused question and few follow up question which are all part of that question. Let's say, My family and our neighbor's family are purchasing one cow together for Qurbani. Each of us is paying 50%. Is this type of joint Qurbani permissible, or is it considered Bid’ah? each family mention multiple names to the person who slaughtered it for them after it is slaughtered and they are making a dua, is this a valid practice? and if it is, how many names can 2 family mention? (sorry if this sounds strange as this is something i see often in my country and I'm unable to find evidence from the Qur'an then Authentic Sunnah and Salaf As-Saleheen. Jazakum Allahu Khairan.

I have been living in UK and as per state law, one cannot slaughter animals. Some people send money back to their counties e.g Pakistan. I saw a video of Mufti Menk saying that charity should be given to the country charities in which you reside in. Some people become really patriotic on this subject as they would rather send money to someone who they trust and can distribute accordingly, then some people also start converting money e.g I give to charity which is doing 50£ for a portion of cow, however one relative told in Pakistan it is xxx amount which converts into 130£ but it is same portion of cow. Should one give to charity or to siblings in Muslim county who can do the sunnah?

What are the obligatory conditions for sacrificial slaughter of animals to be valid? Also what are the Sunnah recommendations to follow? I am asking about the details relevant to the actual act of slaughter and not for example the requirements regarding the animal such as its type, age and health etc. Please provide Quran, Hadith or Fiqh references. I keep hearing of stuff like 'can't use a serrated knife', 'offer the animal water' and 'cut the four vessels of the throat', but I am unsure about the references for these or how these are derived.

Assala-mu'Alaikum, last night I saw a dream where my younger brother was taken away from me and I need to make sacrifices to keep him to me. At first I heard him screaming then I went out and found him drowning in the pond (We live in a city area, there is no pond here). But just the moment I stepped into the pond, my brother was taken in a boat and was sped off to a specific direction. After swimming to that area I found him hanging on a tight place. I somehow took him down from there and was hugging him. Everything was pitch black. Again that boat came and took me and my brother to a area I have never seen before. Empty ground with torches all around. The jinns there talked with me using my parent's face. And it scared me to death. Anyways they wanted something my brother had, I couldn't make that out. And that's why a jinn threw him into the water and I rushed to save him but couldn't as a force was stopping me. Once I yelled I am gonna give them 10 children instead of my brother I was able to get to him and save him. Then the same boat took us home. Note: Our house is kinda jinn proof. Imam did a thing where jinns cannot come aroud our house. Its called 'badhai' in our language. I have sleep paralysis.

Salaam, I wanted to know that if My Father does the sacrifice of an animal. Does it mean I also would have to cut my hair and nails before Zil Hajj starts? Or only the person who is doing the sacrifice will have to follow this?

How old must a sheep, cow and camel be in order to meet the requirements for sacrifice on Eid?

If my father, my wife and myself conduct qurbani i.e. one goat qurabani per person, is it ok to distribute two out of those three goats in poor and needy and keep one goat for self. Rather than distributing two portions of each goat individually. Its just a semantics question. The intent is the same.

When Prophet Ibrahim was going to sacrifice Ismail at the hilltop, were there any people/observers who watched the whole incident and saw the replacement of Ismail with a lamb sent from Allah SWT? If not, then how come this incident came to be known by the rest of the people at that time?

I know that the whole incident of Prophet Abraham going to sacrifice his son on the mountaintop came to him in the form of a dream. He dreamt of sacrificing his son and upon waking he concluded that it was Allah command to sacrifice his son. How did he conclude this? It could have been very much possible that it was a Shaitan dream. What exactly happened that night in his dream? Please elaborate.

I have seen everywhere but there is not clear answer anywhere. Everyone talks about love but not friends. Will this promise be fulfilled? And will we remember this promise hereafter?

For the past couple of days, I have been trying to understand Eid-Ul-Adha and its history in deep detail; this question is part of that understanding I am trying to have. I am trying to understand the true purpose of Eid-Ul-Adha celebrations. Below are three of the purposes that I have come across:- 1. It is done to commemorate the happenings of Prophet Ibrahim. But nowhere in Quran it is specifically mentioned that do sacrifice animals to commemorate the happenings of Prophet Ibrahim. Also nowhere it is mentioned how this Sunnah of Ibraheem started. Also I can not find a satisfactory answer as to why Allah asked Prophet Ibraheem in the first place to sacrifice his son. > https://quran.com/2/196?translations=20
https://quran.com/5/2?translations=20
https://quran.com/22/28?translations=20
https://quran.com/22/34?translations=20
https://quran.com/22/36?translations=20
https://quran.com/6/162?translations=20
https://quran.com/108/2?translations=20
https://quran.com/37/107?translations=20
https://quran.com/37/107?translations=20
https://quran.com/16/123?translations=20
Above are some of the references in the Quran where it has been talked about the sacrificing of animals but nowhere it has been explicitly mentioned to do this to commemorate the happenings of Prophet Ibrahim. 2. Another purpose that I have been told is that by sacrificing an animal, Allah wants to check one's willingness and piety to sacrifice a loved one in the name of Allah but this is not applicable as nowhere a sacrifice of an animal can be compared with the sacrifice of a human being. It does not even come close to that as many people nowadays do not have even keep sacrificial animals as pets for a long time. They just buy it a week ago and sacrifice the animal. Also, there are permissions that you can have another person sacrifice the animal for you which again kills the purpose. You can still choose not to look at the sacrifice of animals again killing the purpose. 3. Somewhere I read that animals are sacrificed on this day to mark the end of the Hajj but again this applies to the people who have gone for the Hajj and not to those who are sitting afar. The below surah mentions the same if I am not wrong. > https://quran.com/2/196?translations=20 Please clarify!

After a discussion on one of my previous questions here https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/79629/true-purpose-of-celebrating-eid-al-adha/79641?noredirect=1#comment120971_79641 , I wanted to validate/confirm that if someone chooses to follow Shafi'i Madhab, then he/she can choose not to sacrifice an animal on the occasion of Eid - Ul- Adha and still be a good Muslim, right? Please confirm.

**What does Islam exclusively say about human sacrifice? By exclusively, I mean excluding what is already said in Judaism and Christianity.** So, I guess anything newly added to the texts during or after Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

On the occasion of Eid-Ul-Adha, has Allah commanded the Muslims to view the sacrifice of the animal on that day? Let's say I have an animal that will be sacrificed on Eid-Ul-Adha and I am not comfortable slaughtering the animal even though I am fit and fine, then does Allah command me to view the slaughtering of the animal? If I am fit and fine, then am I obliged to slaughter the animal myself? Please clarify !!!

Who did the first sacrifice to start the ritual of sacrificing animals on Eid-ul-adha? Did it start from the next year after the happenings of Prophet Ibrahim going to sacrifice his son on the hilltop? In short, I want to know when this ritual started.

I know there is mention of the incident in the Quran where Ibrahim has a dream in which Allah commands him to sacrifice his son, Ismail, as a sign of obedience to God.
But I wanted to understand/know if there is any mention of the celebration of Eid-Al-Adha in the Quran to commemorate this incident by Muslim followers all around the world every year.
Just want to make it clear that I am not talking about the mentioning of the permission to eat halal animals in the Quran which Allah has made permissible for us but I want to know the mentioning of the ruling to sacrifice halal animals on the occasion of Eid-Al-Adha in Quran. Thank you in advance!

I just got into a discussion with someone about this. They told me: Eid ul Adha is soennah Moekkadah, which means it's not mandatory, but recommended. However, they also sendإِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ .1 فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ .2 إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الْأَبْتَرُ .3 1. which urges to me that it is mandatory. Some also say that a donation towards a good cause, such as a poor family is also ok. So what is it? Is it mandatory, or are donations accepted as well?