FAQ

You Must Have Questions

Should I perform the qurban myself or give wakalah?

The best way to perform the worship of sacrifice is to choose and buy the most beautiful sacrificial animal you can within your limits and sacrifice it yourself with the consciousness of surrender for the sake of contentment and closeness in a proper manner. If you don't have the opportunity to do it yourself, we'll take your proxy as a trust to fulfil the worship properly and we'll endeavour to fulfil it properly on your behalf.

Our primary recommendation is you should follow the same principle as you would purchase the best sacrifice within your budget. When giving a proxy, it is important to ensure that the qurban meets the necessary qualifications. It is not advisable to opt for the cheapest option, and you should enquire about the conditions under which a sacrificial animal is sacrificed with your wakalah.

We currently offer three options:
In Indonesia, we sacrifice a sheep weighing over 35 kg, provide a video footage of the sacrifice to wakalah owner, and deliver the meat to the rightful owners in packages of 1 kg each.
In Türkiye, we sacrifice a sheep weighing over 40 kg, provide a video footage to wakalah owner and distribute the meat to the designated rightful families in Türkiye.
As a third option, in Türkiye, we sacrifice sheep weighing over 40 kg, provide a video of the slaughter, and deliver the processed meat in special packaging to wakalah owner.

Once the sacrificial meat has been prepared, it is packed in special packaging. If you reside in Istanbul, Kocaeli, Sakarya or Bursa, we will deliver it to your address. If you are in another province, we will send it to the bus terminal of your province with dry ice in a special styrofoam box and ask you to come and collect it from there.

Multiple reasons;
With 20 years of experience, DUHA Qurban organisation is able to supply quality products and services at competitive prices.
Early procurement and bulk purchasing strategies help us offer competitive prices than retail purchases.
As a volunteer-led organisation with thousands of volunteers, we have minimal management costs, allowing us to invest directly in product and service quality.

The types of sacrifice and their associated rulings can be summarised as follows:
Udhiya: This refers to the qurban slaughtered on Eid al-Adha. It is an obligatory requirement (wajib) according to the Hanafi madhab and a sunnah muakkadah according to other madhabs.
Nadhr: It is the qurban that must be slaughtered by the individual who has made a vow to Allah to perform a sacrifice. It is wajib (a mandatory requirement).
Aqiqah: A qurban sacrificed in gratitude for the newborn child, in accordance with the Sunnah. Sadaqah: Qurbans may be slaughtered for various reasons, including shukr (gratitude), sadaqah (charity), or as a gift to the soul of a deceased person. These are classified as Sadaqah Qurbans.

Sheep, goats, cattle, buffaloes and camels may be sacrificed.
Sheep and goats must be at least one year old or at least six months old if they have been well-fed like a one year old.
Cattle and buffaloes must be at least two years old, while camels must be at least five years old.
While sheep and goat breed sacrifices can be offered on behalf of only one person, cattle, buffalo and camel breed sacrifices can be joint sacrifices for up to seven people. The animal to be slaughtered must not have any defect that prevents it from being sacrificed. The animal to be sacrificed needs to be healthy, appealing, whole (body parts) and well-fed in accordance with the nature of worship and health rules.

It is essential that the qurban is slaughtered with the intention of worship. The Holy Qur'an states that neither their flesh nor their blood of the sacrifice will reach Allah; it is our piety and veneration that reaches Him (Al-Hajj 22/37). This is what distinguishes qurban from other animal sacrifices. The intention of the heart is what is essential; it does not have to be expressed clearly with the tongue.

It is of the utmost importance that the sacrificial animal is not hurt during the process. It should be sacrificed facing the Qiblah and lying on its left side. It is highly recommended (mandub) that every obligated person slaughter their own qurban if possible. If this is not possible, they can appoint a proxy (wakalah) to do so on their behalf. The worship of qurban is performed with prayers, takbirs, tahlils and basmala.

The Prophet (p.b.u.h.) had different practices regarding the meat of the qurban. The majority of Islamic scholars recommend that the meat of the sacrifice should be divided into three equal parts. One part should be consumed by the sacrificer and their dependents, the second part should be given as a gift to friends and relatives, even if they are wealthy, and the third part should be distributed to poor people who cannot perform sacrifice. It should be noted that the meat of the Nadhr qurban cannot be consumed by the person who has made the vow and their dependents.
It is not permitted to sell the meat, skin, wool, intestines, bones, internal fat and other parts of the sacrifice for financial gain, with the aim of generating income for the owner. The owner of the sacrifice may use the meat and other parts at home or give them as a gift. If the owner sells the meat or other parts, the proceeds must be donated to charity. If the qurban is slaughtered for a fee, the fee cannot be paid with the meat, skin, or money from selling them.

There are a number of reasons why a sadaqah qurban may be slaughtered. A person may sacrifice a Shukr Qurban as a gesture of gratitude for the fulfilment of a desired goal or the attainment of a blessing. It is permissible to sacrifice a qurban in order to donate its reward to the soul of the deceased. Sadaqah qurban can be slaughtered to provide protection from calamities and afflictions. The owner of the qurban and his family can consume the meat of these sacrifices, or they can distribute it as charity.

It is mandatory (wajib) for any individual who has made a vow to sacrifice a qurban. If the sacrifice is contingent on the fulfilment of a condition, it is obligatory to proceed with the sacrifice once the condition is met. The meat of the nadhr qurban is not to be consumed by the offerer, their parents, grandparents, children or grandchildren, nor is it to be consumed by wealthy individuals. If the offerer wishes to consume the meat themselves, or if they wish to provide it to one of the aforementioned individuals, they must weigh it and provide its fair value to the poor.

It is a sacrifice, slaughtered in the first days of a child's life as a gesture of gratitude to Allah. This is known as 'aqiqah qurban'. The Prophet (PBUH) slaughtered a ram for his grandsons Hasan and Hussein as aqiqah qurban and advised his ummah to slaughter aqiqah qurban for their newborn boys and girls.
The aqiqah qurban may be slaughtered from the day the child is born until the age of puberty, but it is recommended that it be slaughtered on the seventh day of birth. It is also recommended that the child's name be given on the same day and that the child's hair be cut and the weight of the hair donated in gold or silver.
Any animal suitable for qurbani is also suitable for aqiqah. The meat of this qurbani can be consumed by the owner and their family members and close friends, or it can be donated as charity.

In accordance with the Hanafi madhab, those who fulfil the religious requirements are obliged to sacrifice a Qurban (wajib). In other madhabs, this is considered an sunnah muakkadah.
The Hanafi school of thought interprets the Qur'anic command to the Prophet (PBUH) as a directive “to pray to Allah and sacrifice an animal in His name” (al-Kawsar 108/2) encompasses the entire ummah and underscores the necessity. Furthermore, numerous hadiths of the Prophet (PBUH) emphasise the importance of sacrifice for those who are wealthy. This is illustrated by statements such as ""Whoever can afford it, but does not offer a sacrifice, let him not come near our prayer place" (Sunan Ibn Maja, Edahi, 2; Musnad, 2, 321) and "O people, each family, each year, must offer Udhiyah" (Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Edahi, 18; Sunan Ibn Maja, Edahi, 2). The Prophet (PBUH) himself consistently upheld the practice of sacrificing. In light of these and other pertinent evidence, legal experts (fuqaha) have determined that those who fulfil the requisite conditions are obliged to sacrifice on Eid al-Adha.
Those who argue that it is sunnah base their argument on the fact that there is no clear command in the Qur'an on this subject. They also point to the Prophet's (PBUH) continuous practice as evidence that the sacrifice is sunnah.

1. Being a Muslim.
2. The individual must be of sound mind and of the age of puberty. This is not a prerequisite in the Maliki and Hanbali schools of thought, but it is a requirement in the Hanafi and Shafi'i traditions.
3. The individual must be a resident, as opposed to a traveller.
4. Financial capability: The individual must possess 80.18 grams of gold or an equivalent sum in money or property, excluding debts and essential expenses. This stipulation applies to those following the Hanafi school of thought. As the other sects view sacrifice as a sunnah, they have not established a distinct wealth threshold for the obligation of sacrifice. It is advisable that those lacking the means to purchase a sacrifice should refrain from doing so.

The sacrifice may be slaughtered on the first three days of Eid al-Adha, i.e. the 10th, 11th and 12th days of Dhu'l-Hijjah, from the time of the Eid prayer until the evening of the 3rd day. According to the Shafi'i madhhab and some fuqaha', this period is extended until the evening of the 4th day of Eid.