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Summary
A question about appointing an agent for the sacrifice outside Jordan, in which Jordan's General Iftaa Department answered that a person or charity may be appointed to slaughter the sacrifice even outside the sacrificer's country, provided the agent observes its conditions, though it is better to do it oneself. 1
The question
The questioner asked whether an agent may be appointed for the sacrifice outside Jordan. 1
The answer
The Department answered that one may appoint a person or a charity to slaughter the sacrifice even in a country other than the sacrificer's, provided the agent observes the conditions of the sacrifice regarding freedom from defects, age, time of slaughter and distribution. 1 It said it is better for the sacrificer to carry it out himself so that he gains the full reward and blessing of the sacrifice. 1
About this record
Jordan's General Iftaa Department published this fatwa on aliftaa.jo as no. 4380, dated 31 March 2026. 1 The museum records this text as a historical document attributed to the body or scholar that issued it; it issues no ruling of its own.
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People and things also explored
Buying the sacrifice and delegating its slaughter by phone· An agent paying his principal's zakat from his own money and reclaiming it· An agent dividing an inheritance without the other heirs' knowledge· Who gets compensation for late shipping: the intermediary or the customer?· Appointing an agent to distribute zakat and charity· Buying a sacrifice or aqiqa through a company· Buying an animal priced by the weight of its meat after slaughter· Buying the sacrifice in instalments
Sources
- Jordan's General Iftaa Department (aliftaa.jo) , fatwa 4380
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islam.museum contributors. “Appointing an agent for the sacrifice outside Jordan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/fatwa-aliftaa-jo-appointing-an-agent-for-the-sacrifice-abroad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.