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IRSYAD HUKUM HAJI DAN KORBAN SIRI 16: HUKUM MEMBERIKAN DAGING KORBAN SEBAGAI UPAH PENYEMBELIH
Is it permissible to give sacrificial meat to the slaughterer as payment for his work?
Short answer
It is not permissible to give a portion of the sacrificial animal to the slaughterer as wages, based on the hadith of Ali bin Abi Talib reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
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
It is not permissible to give a portion of the sacrificial animal to the slaughterer as wages, based on the hadith of Ali bin Abi Talib reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim. Wages must be paid from the property of the person offering the sacrifice or the organising body, including through reasonable management fees. A slaughterer who is poor may receive meat because of his poverty, and the person offering the sacrifice may give meat to the slaughterer as a gift.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
maka kami katakan di sini bahawa tidak dibolehkan untuk memberikan upah berupa bahagian korban kepada tukang sembelih.
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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 HAJI DAN KORBAN SIRI 16: HUKUM MEMBERIKAN DAGING KORBAN SEBAGAI UPAH PENYEMBELIH”, 7 September 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-haji-korban/1064-irsyad-al-fatwa-haji-dan-korban-siri-16-hukum-memberikan-daging-korban-sebagai-upah-penyembelih. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/sacrificial-meat-as-slaughterer-wages-ruling/