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Tuesday, 23 August 2016

Qurbaani Laws Made Easy - Part 4

CHILD
#….. Even if a child is wealthy and not mature, Qurbaani is still not Waajib on him due to which it is not necessary for a guardian to make Qurbaani on his behalf because for Qurbaani to become Waajib one has to be matured.

CHILDREN
#….. If children are at an age of understanding they can be taken to the Eidgah otherwise they must not be taken along.

AN ANIMAL BOUGHT ON CREDIT

#….. It is not valid to make Qurbaani with an animal bought on credit because it is the possession of someone else.
If they (those who are scheduled to receive money) make Qurbaani without the permission of the heirs, then it is not valid and none of the shareholders’ Qurbaani will be done.

SLAUGHTERING A COW
Slaughtering a cow is proven from the Qur’aan and Hadith. Seven people can form a partnership in a big animal.

DUAA
#….. On laying the animal down facing the Qiblah, it is better to recite this verse:
إنى وجهت وجهى للذى فطر السموت والأرض حنيفا وما أنا من المشركين ان صلاتى ونسكى ومحياى ومماتى لله رب العالمين
Just before slaughtering, recite this Duaa:
اللهم منك ولك
Then say: بسم الله الله اكبر and slaughter the animal. After slaughtering recite this Duaa:
اللهم تقبله منى كما اقبلت من حبيبك محمد وخليلك ابراهيم عليهما الصلاة والسلام
If one is slaughtering on behalf of someone else then instead of “منى” say فلان” mentioning the name of the person.

A SAHIB-E-NISAAB (ONE UPON WHOM ZAKAAT IS OBLIGATIRY) PASSES AWAY DURING THE DAYS OF QURBAANI
#…..Qurbaani was compulsory upon a person. However, he did not make the Qurbaani and before the days of Qurbaani could pass, he passed away. The Qurbaani falls off such a person. It would have not been compulsory for him to bequest nor is it necessary upon the heirs to make Qurbaani on his behalf.
#…..If a sahib-e-nisaab passes away during the days of Qurbaani and he did not perform the Qurbaani of that year, then the compulsion of Qurbaani falls off from him.

A PERSON IN DEBT PERFORMING QURBAANI
The person who is in debt should worry about fulfilling his debt. He should not perform Qurbaani. However, if he did perform Qurbaani, he will be rewarded.

EYES
#….. The Qurbaani of an animal which is blind, squint, or a third or more of its sight is lost is not permissible.
#….. It is permissible to make Qurbaani of an animal which has a glare in its sight.

EARS
#…..Qurbaani of an animal that was born without ears is not valid. If there are ears, but a third or more of it is cut, then it will not be permissible for Qurbaani.
#…..If the animal was born with ears but they are very small, then it is valid to use it for Qurbaani. [Shaami]
#…..It is permissible to slaughter an animal for Qurbaani whose ears are cut length wise or it is torn towards the face and is hanging, or it is cut from behind, although it is not better.

ONE EYED
It is not valid to slaughter an animal that is one-eyed.

FAT
#….. It is not permissible to sell the fat of a Qurbaani animal. If the person making Qurbaani or his agent sold the fat, it will be compulsory to give the proceeds as Sadaqah to someone who is eligible for receipt of Zakaat.
#….. When collective Qurbaani is made, a large amount of fat is gathered. The valid way to dispose of it is to sell it with the permission of all the shareholders and to donate the amount materialized towards the upkeep of poor students in a Madrasah or to make a deserving person the owner thereof.

A FAULT DEVELOPS WHILE WAITING TO SLAUGHTER
If a fault was made while preparing for slaughter, the leg broke or the eye became damaged, then there is no problem. The Qurbaani of such an animal is valid.

FAULTY ANIMALS
It is not permissible to slaughter faulty animals. However, if it has become faulty due to falling, jumping etc. at the time of slaughtering, then there is no problem. (It would be slaughtered.)

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Qurbaani Laws Made Easy - Part 3

AGE AND TEETH
Generally, it is a custom to look at the teeth of the animal for Qurbaani at the time of buying the animal. In Shari’ah, consideration is given to age and calculated by examination. This has been discussed under ‘the ages of animals’.

AN ANIMAL THAT EATS FILTH

It is not permissible to make Qurbaani of an animal that eats dirt and filth until and unless it is tied (kept in a confined area). If the animal is tied for a few days and is fed fodder, and it is prevented from roaming freely so that it does not put dirt and filth in its mouth, then it will be valid to slaughter it for Qurbaani. If it is a camel, then it should be tied for forty days. If it is a cow or bull, then for twenty days and a goat should be kept confined and fed fodder for ten days.

It is Makruh (disliked) to take benefit
It is Makruh to take benefit from the Qurbaani animal. According to the authentic view, this ruling applies to the wealthy and the poor person.

THE QURBAANI ANIMAL
#…..It is not permissible to slaughter a horse, chicken, deer etc. because it is not proven from Rasulullaah (SAW) neither by action or word.

A WEAK ANIMAL
If an animal is so weak that there is no marrow left in its bones, then it is not valid to use it for Qurbaani. However, if it is not so weak and it can walk, then it will be valid to use it for Qurbaani.

#…..It is not valid to make Qurbaani of such a lean, weak animal in whose bones there is no marrow – to such an extent that it cannot walk to the place of slaughter.
#…..If the animal is not so lean, then there is no problem with it being lean, it will be permissible to use this animal for Qurbaani. It is however much better to make Qurbaani of a fat healthy animal.

LAME

#…..It is not valid to make Qurbaani of an animal that is so lame that it can only walk with three legs, it cannot put the fourth leg on the ground, or it can put the fourth leg on the ground but it cannot put its body weight on it.

If the animal places its fourth foot on the ground, and it takes support from it, but it limps, then Qurbaani of it is valid.

#…..It is not permissible to make Qurbaani of such an animal that is so lame that it cannot walk to the place of slaughter.

CHICKEN
It is not permissible to slaughter a chicken for Qurbaani. There is no verbal or practical proof for this from Rasulullaah (SAW).

WHITE ANTELOPE
It is not valid to make Qurbaani of a white antelope. The Qurbaani animals are specified by the Shari’ah. Analogy has no place in it. Only three types of animals are specified for Qurbaani. The first type is male and female Camel, the second is male and female goats, rams ewes, and the third type is cows, bulls, oxen and buffaloes. It is not permissible to slaughter any other type of animal. It is also conditional that the animals should not be wild but it should be tame and used to humans.

BUYING AN ANIMAL ON WEIGHT
It is permissible to sell an animal by weight where the animals are sold by weight because there is less deception in it and inexperienced people will be saved from loss.

QURBAANI OF A DEER
A deer is Halaal. It is permissible to eat of its meat, but it is from among the wild animals and it is not permissible to make Qurbaani of wild animals. For this reason, it is not permissible to make Qurbaani of a male or female deer. There is no difference if it is tamed or not.

THE SLAUGHTERED ANIMAL OF A BLIND PERSON
It is not conditional for the slaughtered animal to be Halaal that the slaughterer should be someone who can see. The slaughtered animal of a blind Muslim is Halaal and it is permissible to eat the meat, although it is better to let a person who is not blind to slaughter so that he can see whether the slaughtering was done properly.

WASIYYAH (BEQUEST)
#…..If a person made a bequest that Qurbaani should be made from his wealth and passed away, then it is compulsory to give all the meat to the poor and needy. It is not permissible for the wealthy to eat of a Qurbaani animal that was made out of fulfilling a vow.

CASTRATING AN ANIMAL
#….. It is permissible to castrate an animal in order to improve its condition, to make it healthier or with the intention of any other benefit. If the process of castration is not for some beneficial purpose but merely for fun, it is Haraam to do so.

#…..If the children are immature, then Qurbaani is not compulsory upon them.

QURBAANI ON BEHALF OF MATURED CHILDREN
#….. It is not the responsibility of a father to make Qurbaani on behalf of his matured children. If matured children are wealthy, they should make their own Qurbaani or give permission to the father to do so on their behalf. A father can make Qurbaani of matured children with their permission.

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Qurbaani Laws Made Easy - Part 2

THE BEST ANIMAL

#….. A female goat is better than a sheep.
#….. The Qurbaani of a ram is better than that of a ewe.
#….. The Qurbaani of an animal which is more expensive is better and if the price of two animals is the same but the meat of one is better, it will be superior to choose that one.

BLIND

#….. It is not valid to make Qurbaani of a blind animal.

DOUBT WITH REGARD TO AYYAAM-E-NAHR
#….. If there is doubt whether it is the twelfth or thirteenth of Zil Hijjah one should not delay till the third day of Qurbaani. In the case where there is a delay and one goes beyond the three days, it will be Mustahab to give the Qurbaani meat away as Sadaqah.

STERILE ANIMALS
#….. Qurbaani of sterile animals is in order because there is no command of impermissibility with regard to them and sterility is not considered a fault for Qurbaani. Just as a castrated animal, although being limited in its capacity, is not considered to be faulty for Qurbaani, so too, is a sterile animal not considered faulty for Qurbaani. In fact, sterile animals are generally more meaty and plump and the quality of the meat is also generally very good due to which Qurbaani of such an animal is permissible.

MAD ANIMALS
#….. The Qurbaani of a mad animal is in order but if due to its madness, it is unable to eat and drink, its Qurbaani will not be valid.

BIG ANIMALS
#….. By big animals is meant cows, oxen, buffaloes and camels both male and female.

GOATS
#….. It is permissible to slaughter a goat.
#….. The condition for a goat is that it should be a year old.

THERE IS ONLY ONE SHARE IN A GOAT
#….. There is only a single share in one goat. If two people get together and make the intention for both their Qurbaani in the same animal, neither person’s Qurbaani will be valid.

BUFFALO
#….. The Qurbaani of buffaloes both male and female is permissible.

A SQUINT ANIMAL
#….. The Qurbaani of a squint animal is valid.

OXEN
#….. The Qurbaani of oxen is permissible and the same applies to cows but it is conditional for them to be two years old.

THE ANIMAL GETS LOST
If this happens in the case of some poor person, it will be Waajib for him to sacrifice both the animals because Qurbaani is not Waajib on such a poor person but since he purchased an animal for Qurbaani, it has now become Waajib upon him and since he purchased two animals with this intention, sacrificing both have now become Waajib upon him.

ANIMALS GET EXCHANGED
#….. If an animal was purchased for Qurbaani and another animal had to be given instead, because of the animal been exchanged,the second animal should not be less in value than the first. If the second animal was bought for less than the value of the first animal, the difference in value must be given away as Sadaqah.

THE AGES OF ANIMALS
#….. The ages of animals for Qurbaani are fixed:
A goat: One year old.
A cow, buffalo or ox: Two years old.
A camel: Needs to be five years old.
If the animals for Qurbaani are younger than this, their Qurbaani will not be permissible.
#….. If a ram or ewe, male and female sheep, is older than six months but less than a year old but is so fat and healthy that it appears to be a year old and if left among year old rams and ewes, it does not appear to be younger than them, Qurbaani of such an animal is also permissible. If it is less than six months old, its Qurbaani is not permissible even though it is very healthy and fat. This rule of being less than a year applies only to sheep, rams and ewes.

#….. If an animal falls short by a day or so in reaching the one year mark, its Qurbaani will not be valid.
#….. If there is predominant certainty of an animal having reached the right age it will be valid to make its Qurbaani otherwise not. If an animal appears to be of the right age but it is known with certainty that it has still not reached that mark, Qurbaani of such an animal will not be valid. (The exception, as discussed above is in the case of a sheep be it a ram or a ewe.)
#….. If an animal appears to be under age but it is known with certainty that it has reached the appropriate age, its Qurbaani will be valid.

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UPON WHOM IS QURBANI COMPULSORY?

#…..Qurbaani is compulsory upon every understanding, mature, resident Muslim male and female who owns nisaab or owns extra items (over and above their need) which equals the nisaab amount, i.e. they own an amount that equals the gold and silver nisaab amount, or they possess homes or properties besides the one they live in or they have extra household items that equal the nisaab amount or they have trading stock, shares etc. Then one share of Qurbaani is necessary for them to do.

#…..It is not a condition for a year to pass over the nisaab amount or the items that are over and above ones needs. It is also not a condition for the goods to be trading stock. If a person becomes the owner of it before sunset of the 12th of Dhul Hijjah, then Qurbaani is compulsory upon him/her.
#…..From the three days of Qurbaani, if a person becomes the owner of nisaab even on the last day, or he becomes the owner of goods that are over and above his needs, then Qurbaani becomes compulsory upon him.

#…..If a person has a home other than the one he lives in, whether it is for trade or not, or he has a flat besides the one he lives in, he has a vehicle other than what he needs, then this person is a saahib-e-nisaab with regards to Qurbaani. Qurbaani is compulsory upon him.
#…..If a person possesses trading stock – of any kind – that equals the nisaab amount, then Qurbaani becomes compulsory upon him.

QURBAANI IS WAAJIB (COMPULSORY)

Rasulullaah (SAW) stayed in Madinah Munawwarah for ten years after Hijrah. He performed Qurbaani every year with punctuality.
From this we learn that Qurbaani was not specific to Makkah Mu’azzamah, but it is compulsory upon the resident of every city that has the ability. Rasulullaah (SAW) used to emphasize it. It is for this reason that majority of the scholars say that it is waajib (compulsory).

ADHA
#….. Adha means Qurbaani. Youm-ul-Adha means the Day of Qurbaani.

SMALL ANIMALS

#….. By a small animal is meant a ram or ewe of a sheep or goat.

THE PERSON PASSES AWAY AFTER PURCHASING A QURBAANI ANIMAL
#….. If a person who is a Sahib-e-Nisaab (one upon whom Zakaat is obligatory) purchases an animal for Qurbaani and passes away during the days of Qurbaani, the animal will then form part of the estate of the deceased and all the heirs will have a due share in the animal in keeping with the Shariah. The heirs now have a choice either to sacrifice this animal as Qurbaani and thereby allow it to be a form of Esaal-E-Thawaab or they can share it in keeping with the division of the estate.
It should be noted that in the case of the heirs opting to sacrifice it for the sake of Esaal-e-Thawaab for the deceased, it is conditional for the heirs to all be matured. The permission of immature heirs is not reliable.

ONE IS UNABLE TO MAKE QURBAANI AFTER PURCHASING THE ANIMAL
#….. Qurbaani was Waajib on a person but all three days of Qurbaani pass without the person sacrificing an animal. He will then have to give in charity the value of a sheep or goat. If he had already purchased an animal for Qurbaani but was unable to slaughter for some reason, this living animal must be given away in Sadaqah. It the person sacrificed the animal after the days of Qurbaani had already passed due to ignorance of the rules, he will now have to distribute all the meat to the poor. Such meat cannot be given to a wealthy person.

If the animal is destroyed and the person is unable to make Qurbaani and such a person is wealthy, it will be Waajib for him to give the value of the animal in Sadaqah.

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Sunday, 24 July 2016

Ubudiah Masjid in Kuala Kangsar (Malaysia)

Masjid Ubudiah is Perak's royal mosque, and is located in the royal town of Kuala Kangsar, Malaysia. The mosque was designed by Arthur Benison Hubback, a government architect who is notably credited for the design of the Ipoh railway station and the Kuala Lumpur railway station.

Built in 1917 during the reign of the 28th Sultan of Perak, Sultan Idris Murshidul'adzam Shah, the Masjid Ubudiah is located beside the Royal Mausoleum on Bukit Chandan.