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Summary
A question about giving sacrifice meat to poor People of the Book, in which Jordan's General Iftaa Department answered that they may be given meat from a voluntary sacrifice just as they may be given charity, a view among the Shafi'is favoured by al-Muhibb al-Tabari and al-Nawawi. 1
The question
The questioner asked whether poor People of the Book may be given meat from the sacrifice. 1
The answer
The Department answered that poor People of the Book may be given meat from a voluntary sacrifice, just as they may be given charity. 1 It said this is a view within the Shafi'i school that al-Muhibb al-Tabari and al-Nawawi inclined towards, referring to the Hashiya of Ibn Qasim al-Abbadi on Tuhfat al-Muhtaj (9/365). 1
About this record
Jordan's General Iftaa Department published this fatwa on aliftaa.jo as no. 4389, dated 1 April 2026. 1 The museum records this text as a historical document attributed to the body or scholar that issued it; it issues no ruling of its own.
Connections
People and things also explored
Appointing an agent for the sacrifice outside Jordan· Buying an animal priced by the weight of its meat after slaughter· Buying the sacrifice and delegating its slaughter by phone· Buying the sacrifice in instalments· Romanian and Australian sheep for the sacrifice· Paying for a sacrifice by credit card in instalments· Offering a sacrifice on behalf of the deceased· Offering the sacrifice or giving its price in charity
Sources
- Jordan's General Iftaa Department (aliftaa.jo) , fatwa 4389
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islam.museum contributors. “Giving sacrifice meat to poor People of the Book”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/fatwa-aliftaa-jo-giving-sacrifice-meat-to-poor-people-of-the-book/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.