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IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS HAJI DAN KORBAN SIRI KE 75: HUKUM IBU BAPA MELAKSANAKAN KORBAN UNTUK ANAK YANG BELUM BALIGH
What is the ruling on parents performing the sacrifice (korban) for a child who has not reached puberty?
Short answer
Parents are permitted to perform the korban for a child who has not reached puberty.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Haji & Korban
- Topic
- Sacrifice & Aqiqah
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Parents are permitted to perform the korban for a child who has not reached puberty. The condition is that the animal is bought with the parents' own wealth and not the child's wealth. A guardian may not use the child's property for this purpose, and a korban for an unborn child is not valid. The method is for the guardian to gift the animal to the child and slaughter it on the child's behalf, so the child receives the reward of the korban and the guardian the reward of the gift.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum ibu bapa melakukan ibadah korban bagi pihak anak yang belum mencapai umur baligh adalah diharuskan selama mana harta yang digunakan untuk melaksnakan korban tersebut diambil daripada harta ibu bapa dan bukan harta milik si anak.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS HAJI DAN KORBAN SIRI KE 75: HUKUM IBU BAPA MELAKSANAKAN KORBAN UNTUK ANAK YANG BELUM BALIGH”, 14 June 2023. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-haji-korban/5670-irsyad-al-fatwa-khas-haji-dan-korban-siri-ke-75-hukum-ibu-bapa-melaksanakan-korban-untuk-anak-yang-belum-baligh. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/parents-korban-for-child-before-puberty/