FatwaKedahSacrifice & Aqiqah
PERMASALAHAN IBADAH KORBAN
Can a sacrificial cow be divided into eight shares so that one share goes to the slaughterer and the workers?
Short answer
A sacrificial cow may not be divided into eight shares, because Islamic law fixes the number at seven shares per cow.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Kedah State Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad Al-Fatwa
- Topic
- Sacrifice & Aqiqah
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A sacrificial cow may not be divided into eight shares, because Islamic law fixes the number at seven shares per cow. The committee managing the sacrifice has no right to require participants to hand over part of their meat to workers or the slaughterer as wages. If participants willingly give some meat as a gift or charity, this is permitted.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Seekor lembu korban tidak sah untuk dibahagikan kepada 8 bahagian kerana hukum Syarak hanya menetapkan bagi seekor lembu korban iaitu 7 bahagian sahaja.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Kedah State Mufti Department. “PERMASALAHAN IBADAH KORBAN”, date not stated. https://ifatwa.kedah.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/10-SOAL-JAWAB-PERMASALAHAN-IBADAH-KORBAN.pdf. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/sacrificial-cow-divided-into-eight-shares/