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IRSYAD FATWA HAJI DAN KORBAN SIRI KE- 46: HUKUM UPAH KORBAN DALAM BENTUK DUIT
Is it permissible for organisers to pay the slaughterer a fee or honorarium in cash for the sacrificial animal?
Short answer
Paying the slaughterer a cash fee or honorarium is permissible, provided the money comes from the organiser's own funds or from the person performing the sacrifice.
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
Paying the slaughterer a cash fee or honorarium is permissible, provided the money comes from the organiser's own funds or from the person performing the sacrifice. A slaughterer may not take payment from any part of the sacrificial animal, based on a hadith in Sahih Muslim. Mosques or organisers may also set a reasonable management cost, part of which can go to the slaughterer for expertise, transport costs and time.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum memberi upah atau saguhati dalam bentuk wang kepada penyembelih adalah diharuskan dengan syarat wang tersebut dibayar daripada duit penganjur sendiri.
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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 FATWA HAJI DAN KORBAN SIRI KE- 46: HUKUM UPAH KORBAN DALAM BENTUK DUIT”, 17 July 2021. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-haji-korban/4875-irsyad-fatwa-haji-dan-korban-siri-ke-46-hukum-upah-korban-dalam-bentuk-duit. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-cash-payment-qurban-slaughterer/