❖ Ruling on Giving Qurbani (Sacrificial) Meat to Non-Muslims – A Shariah-Based Explanation
Source: Fatāwā ʿIlmiyyah, Volume 3 – Miscellaneous Issues, Page 282
❖ Question
Is it permissible to give the meat of Qurbani (sacrifice) to non-Muslims?
❖ Answer
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, ammā baʿd:
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Based on standard Islamic rulings and references from Fatāwā ʿUlamāʾ al-Salaf, here’s the correct approach:
✅ Ruling Summary:
It is permissible to give Qurbani meat to non-Muslims, with the following conditions:
① The non-Muslim should not be actively at war with Muslims (i.e., not a ḥarbī kāfir).
② The intention should be one of compassion, good relations, or daʿwah.
❖ Scholarly Evidence
◈ Imām al-Kāsānī (Ḥanafī scholar) writes in Badā’iʿ al-Ṣanā’iʿ that it is allowed to give voluntary charity and meat of Qurbani to a dhimmī (non-Muslim under Muslim rule).
◈ Ibn Qudāmah (Ḥanbalī scholar) states in al-Mughnī:
“There is no harm in giving Qurbani meat to a dhimmī.”
◈ Shaykh Ibn Bāz and Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān also permitted it with the condition that it is not part of waājib (obligatory) sacrifice distribution, but from nafl (voluntary) Qurbani, or after fulfilling the due share for the poor Muslims.
❖ Practical Guidance
✔ After fulfilling the obligatory portions (e.g. one-third for the poor), it is permissible to give from one’s personal share to non-Muslims — especially as a gesture of goodwill or to soften hearts.
✔ In multi-religious societies, this may be a beneficial act of ethical engagement and daʿwah.
هٰذَا مَا عِندِي، وَاللّٰهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَابِ
