The time for Qurbani

THE TIME FOR QURBANI

  1. The time for Qurbani begins after Eid Salaah on the 10th of Zil Hijjah and ends at the setting of the sun on the 12th of Zil Hijjah.
  2. It is better to make Qurbani on the first day, then the second day and lastly the third day.
  3. Qurbani is allowed during the two intervening nights but it is preferable during the day because of the possibility of not slaughtering correctly.
  4. People living in remote village areas where Eid Salaah is not performed, may slaughter after Fajr time (Subah Saadiq-early dawn) has set in on the morning of the 10th Zil Hijjah.
  5. If a person residing in a town (where Eid Salaah is performed) sends his animal to the village (where Eid Salaah is not performed), it is permissible that his animal be slaughtered before the Eid Salaah.
  6. If a doubt occurs as to whether it is the 12th or the 13th, it is Mustahab (preferable) to give away all the meat in sacrifice after slaughtering the animal.
  7. If an animal bought for Qurbani was not slaughtered during these days, it must be given away alive, as charity.
  8. These days, i.e. the 10th, 11th and the 12th of Zil Hijjah are known as AYYAAMUN NAHR (the days of slaughtering).