In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful…
يوجد لي بيتان تبعد عن بعضها حوالي 15 كم، وأريد أن أضحي. فهل أذبح عند كل بيت أضحية، أم أذبحها في بيت واحد؟ مع العلم أنني ذبحتها عند أحد البيتين وأحضرت أهل البيت الثاني فحضروا الذبح.
وهل تكسر عظام الأضاحي بعد الذبح؟ وهل تكسر قرون الأضاحي بعد الذبح؟
QUESTION: I have two households which are 15 kilometers apart from one other. I want to offer an Udhiyah Sacrifice. Do I offer a separate Udhiyah at each house, or do I slaughter at one house only? Please know that I have already slaughtered one sacrifice at one of the houses, and I brought the family of the second house to be there for the sacrifice. Also, are the bones of the animal sacrificed for Udhiyah allowed to be cut after the slaughter? And are the horns of the Udhiyah animal allowed to be cut after the slaughter?
ANSWER by the Permanent Committee for Religious Verdicts, headed by Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allah have Mercy on him):
يجزئ عنك أضحية واحدة لبيتيك ما دام أن صاحبها واحد، وإن ذبحت في كل واحد من البيتين أضحية مستقلة فهو أفضل، ولا شيء في كسر عظام وقرون الأضاحي.
It is sufficient for you to offer a single Udhiyah Sacrifice, on behalf of both of your households (together), so long as the caretaker (you) is one person. [1] However, it would be more virtuous for you to offer a separate Udhiyah Sacrifice at each of the two houses.
Also, there is nothing wrong with cutting the bones or horns of the animal sacrificed for Udhiyah.
وبالله التوفيق وصلى الله على نبينا محمد وآله وصحبه وسلم.
And through Allah Alone is all success. May Allah raise the rank of our Prophet Muhammad, and that of his family and companions, and may He grant them all peace.
SOURCE: Fataawaa al-Lajnah ad-Daa’imah, (11/407 of the first compilation), translated by Moosaa Richardson.
FOOTNOTES:
[1] In another verdict, the Standing Committee mentioned that the Prophet (may Allah raise his rank and grant him peace) slaughter once on behalf of his house, while it is known that he had multiple wives and households. (10/425 of the second compilation)