Qurbani before Eid Namaaz
Case 14:
(It is known that) to perform Qurbani is Waajib (upon a person), but if a person performs Qurbani on the 10th of Zul-Hijjah after Subho Saadiq (true dawn) but before Namaaz; is this permissible or not?
The Ruling:
Eid Namaaz is not permitted in a rural area (i.e. village). If the Qurbani is being performed in a village, then it can be performed after dawn has commenced, even if a person who lives in a city has sent his Qurbani there; and if the Qurbani takes place in a city (town) wherein the Eid Namaaz is Waajib, then it is necessary that it should be done after the Eid Namaaz. If it was done before Eid Namaaz, then the Qurbani is not discharged, even though the Qurbani may be that of a villager, because he has done it in a city.
It is mentioned in Durr e Mukhtar,
اول وقتها بعد الصلوة ان ذبح فى مصر اى بعد اسبق صلاة عيد ولو قبل الخطة لكن بعدها احب، وبعد طلوع فجريوم النخر ان ذبح فى غيره، والمعتبر مكان الاضحية لامكان من عليه، فحيلة مصرى اراد التعجيل ان يخرجها لخارج المصر فيضحى بها اذا طلع الفجر، مجتبى
‘If Qurbani is performed in a city, then it should be done (i.e. it’s the first time is) after the first Namaaz (Eid Namaaz) in the city has been performed, as this is the prescribed time for it, even though it has been done before the Khutbah. However, it is further preferred for it to be done after the Khutbah. If it is done outside a city, i.e. in a village etc., then the moment the 10th of Zul-Hijjah dawns, its time has commenced; and it is the place where the Qurbani is being performed which has credence, and it does not matter where the person is actually from. If a person is in a city, but he wishes to have the Qurbani done before Namaaz, then, in this case, he should send his Qurbani out of the city, and the moment Subho Saadiq commences there, he may have the Qurbani done. This is mentioned in Mujtaba.’
References
Fatawa Africa, Case 14, Imam Ahmad Rida Khan Qadri, published by Imam Mustafa Raza Research Center.
[Translation]
Mufti Afthab Cassim Qadri Ridawi Noori,
Imam Mustafa Raza Research Center,
Durban, South Africa.