The Ruling on Slaughtering an Animal on Behalf of the Deceased According to His Will Every Year

Question :

What is the rule on slaughtering an animal on behalf of the deceased in accordance with his will every year? Is it permissible or not?

Answer:

It has been confirmed in the Islamic Law that it is permissible for the deceased to extract a sum from his wealth for the purpose of distributing it as charity and good deeds, the reward of which reaches the deceased, such as Hajj, Jihad and (building and maintaining) mosques, (printing) books of (Islamic) knowledge, maintaining family ties, hospitality, (charity) to the poor and needy and the debtors and so on. Slaughtering an animal may be compared to this, because it is a form of charity and there is great virtue in it. However, in this day and age, there is little need for it and people are vying with each other over it, so that it has become difficult for the poor to get anything from it.

Therefore, in my view they should not vie with one another over this, and it should be restricted to certain times and places, and the rest of the wealth used for the aforementioned good deeds.

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