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Monday
5 March 2001 |
FATWA - foot and mouth
disease...
Fatwa-Online has just been
informed that Shaykh
'Abdul-'Azeez Aal-ash-Shaykh
made the following announcement:
"It is permissible for Muslims
living in Europe not to sacrifice animals
during this 'Eed
al-Adhaa festival because of the
foot-and-mouth disease. If Muslims in
Europe find themselves in a situation where
they are prevented from sacrificing a beast
after what has been said about the state of
the animal, they must abide by the rules.
The sacrifice of an animal is not an
obligation for Muslims but it is a Sunnah. Those who
have the means to sacrifice an animal can
do it. For those who do not, it is not
obligatory."
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