Qurbani carried out in a foreign country a day before Eid is celebrated in one’s own country

Question:-

A person living in country ‘B’ sends money to country ‘A’ for his Qurbani to be done. Country ‘A’ celebrates Qurbani one day before country ‘B’ and therefore the animal is slaughtered one day before country ‘B’. Is the Qurbani valid?

Answer:-

There is a difference of opinion amongst the scholars with regards to the validity of the Qurbani of a person upon whom Qurbani hasn’t yet become Waajib, as the days of Qurbani have not yet dawned upon him, but has dawned upon the people living in the area where his Qurbani will be carried out.

Some scholars are of the opinion that the Qurbani in country ‘A’ is valid, since the place of slaughtering is taken into consideration.

 However, our Darul Ifta does not concur with the above view. We are of the view that Qurbani will only be valid when the days of Qurbani dawn upon a person, and it is now Waajib upon him to carry out the act of Qurbani.

ALLAH TA’ALA KNOWS BEST!

ANSWERED BY:

Mufti Mohammed Desai

Date: 16 Jumudal Ukhra 1443 / 19 January 2022