❖ Qurbani Meat: Is It Better to Divide into Three Portions or Keep It All?
Source: Fatāwā Muḥammadiyyah, Volume 1, Page 664
❖ Question:
Some people claim that it is best to divide the meat of Qurbani into three equal parts.
However, if someone chooses to keep all of it at home, is there any harm or blame in doing so?
❖ Answer:
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu wa-s-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh. Ammā baʿd:
❖ Sharʿī Ruling on Distribution
✿ Dividing the Qurbani meat into three portions is not obligatory or wājib.
✿ Rather, it is considered afḍal (preferable) and a commendable practice.
This has been clarified in Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr under the commentary of Surah al-Ḥajj.
Furthermore, a Hadith from Sunan Abī Dāwūd contains the words:
كلوا وادخروا
“Eat and store it.”
❖ Therefore:
◈ If a person wishes to keep all the meat at home, there is no sin upon him.
◈ However, it is recommended and preferable to give a portion to the poor and needy, so that they too may partake in the joy and blessings of Eid.
هذا ما عندي، والله أعلم بالصواب
