Fataawa al Lajnatud Daaimah – No. 13766
I have two wives; must I slaughter an Udhiyyah (Eid
sacrificial animal) for each household?
Q: I have two wives and each wife is in a separate house;
although these two houses are next to each other and is only seperated by a wall
and sometimes we all gather in one house and eat together. My question is, is
it valid that I slaughter one Udhiyyah for both families or is it a must that
there be an Udhiyyah for each household?
A: The Sunnah is that a man suffices with one Udhiyyah on
behalf of himself and his family. That which proves this is what has been reported
by Ammaarah ibn Abdillah who said: I heard ‘Ataa ibn Yasaar say: I asked Ayyub
al Ansaaree radi Allahu Anhu, how was the slaughtering for the Eid in the time
of the messenger of SallaAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam? He said “A man would
slaughter a sheep on his behalf and on behalf of his household and they would
eat from it and feed others until the people began to compete with one another
and the affair became as you see now.” Reported by at Tirmidhee in his Jaami’,
also see ‘Aaridatul Ahwadhee 6/304.
Furthermore, you being a person who has two wives in
separate houses, both of them are considered from your household and one sheep
is valid on behalf of you all. This is because the prophet SallaAllahu Alayhi
wa Sallam slaughtered a ram (for Eid al Adhaa) on behalf of himself and on
behalf of his household and the households of the prophet SallaAllahu Alayhi wa
Sallam were numerous and each of the
homes of his wives were separated from
each other. And with Allah is the success, and may Allah’s prayers and salutations
be upon our prophet Muhammad, his family, followers and companions.
Fataawa al Lajnatud Daaimah – No. 19198
Translated by Anwar Wright
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