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Question: What types of animals can be slaughtered for Qurbani?

Answer: It is permissible to slaughter goats, sheep, cows, bulls, buffalos or camels, male or female for Qurbani. The minimum ages are as follows:

(a)          Goats or sheep should be one year or more (P.S A sheep that is about 6 months, but so fat and healthy that it resembles a normal one year old sheep, is also allowed.)

(b)          Cows, bulls or buffalos should be two years or more,

(c)           Camels should be five years or more.

Animals that are younger than the prescribed age are not suitable for Qurbani. 

AND ALLAH KNOWS BEST

Question: On whom is Qurbani obligatory?

Answer:  There are 3 conditions for Qurbaani to be Wajib:

  1. Iqamat: This means being a Muqeem(non-traveller). Qurbani is therefore not wajib upon a Musaafir (traveller) - one who has undertaken a journey  of 78  kilometres or more, and intends staying in one place for less than 15 days.
  2.  Buloog: This means puberty. Hence qurbani is not wajib on a minor, even if he/she is in possession of wealth.
  3. Financial Means: Possessing Nisaab  or wealth equivalent to the value of Nisaab  in excess of one’s basic needs and debts on any of the three days of Qurbani.(The Nisaab  amount on Monday the 7th of September 2015 is R4286.41)P.S.  It is not necessary that this amount be in one’s possession for a complete lunar year. 

Question: Which parts of an animal are we not allowed to eat?

ANSWER: There are seven parts of an animal that we have been  prohibited from consuming;

1)      Male genitals

2)      Female genitals

3)      Testicles

4)      Bladder

5)      Gall bladder

6)      Glands

7)      Spinal marrow

(Ahsanul Fatawa vol. 7-pg. 406 - fataawa mahmudiyya 14\358)

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Question: Is there Zakaat on Value-Added Tax (V.A.T.)?

Answer:  V.A.T. belongs to the government and not to an owner of a business. A businessman collects it on behalf of the government, therefore, it will be considered as an amanat (trust). According to the Shari'ah the person who has a trust is NOT required to pay Zakaat on this trust. Hence, there will be no Zakaat on V.A.T.

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