FatwaFederal TerritoriesSacrifice & Aqiqah
HUKUM MELAKSANAKAN KORBAN BAGI ORANG YANG SUDAH MENINGGAL DUNIA
Is it permissible to perform the sacrificial offering (korban) on behalf of a deceased person, such as one's late mother?
Short answer
The definitive position in the Shafi'i school is that korban for a deceased person is not permitted unless the deceased left a bequest for it, because korban is an act of worship and acts of worship are not done for others without evidence.
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Sacrifice & Aqiqah
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The definitive position in the Shafi'i school is that korban for a deceased person is not permitted unless the deceased left a bequest for it, because korban is an act of worship and acts of worship are not done for others without evidence. A non-definitive view in the school treats korban as charity on behalf of the deceased, so it is allowed even without a bequest and benefits the deceased. The answer also cites the hadith of Aisyah about giving charity on behalf of a mother who died suddenly.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Yang muktamad dalam mazhab Syafie ialah tidak boleh melainkan jika diwasiatkan.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “HUKUM MELAKSANAKAN KORBAN BAGI ORANG YANG SUDAH MENINGGAL DUNIA”, 15 December 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1662-hukum-melaksanakan-korban-bagi-arwah-orang-yang-sudah-meninggal-dunia. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-korban-on-behalf-of-deceased-person/