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Summary
A question about offering the sacrifice or giving its price in charity, in which Jordan's General Iftaa Department answered that offering the sacrifice is better than giving its price in charity, because it is a visible rite of the religion. 1
The question
The questioner asked which is better: offering the sacrifice or giving its price in charity. 1
The answer
The Department answered that offering the sacrifice is better than giving its price to the poor and needy, because it is one of the visible rites of the religion, citing Surat al-Hajj 22:32. 1 It noted that clear authentic hadith speak of its merit, and that the Prophet and the caliphs after him offered sacrifices. 1
About this record
Jordan's General Iftaa Department published this fatwa on aliftaa.jo as no. 4359, dated 29 March 2026. 1 The museum records this text as a historical document attributed to the body or scholar that issued it; it issues no ruling of its own.
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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· Giving sacrifice meat to poor People of the Book· Romanian and Australian sheep for the sacrifice· Paying for a sacrifice by credit card in instalments· Offering a sacrifice on behalf of the deceased
Sources
- Jordan's General Iftaa Department (aliftaa.jo) , fatwa 4359
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islam.museum contributors. “Offering the sacrifice or giving its price in charity”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/fatwa-aliftaa-jo-sacrifice-or-giving-its-price-in-charity/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.