Can One Offer a Sacrifice on Behalf of Deceased Parents or Others? -Shaykh Irshaad Sedick

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick

Question

Can one offer a sacrifice on behalf of deceased parents or others?

Shaykh Irshaad will explain the ruling according to the Shafi’i School regarding the sacrifice (Udhiya) on behalf of a deceased person and under what conditions it is possible to perform this act.

Shaykh Irshaad Sedick was raised in South Africa in a traditional Muslim family. He graduated from Dar al-Ulum al-Arabiyya al-Islamiyya in Strand, Western Cape, under the guidance of the late world-renowned scholar Shaykh Taha Karaan (Allah have mercy on him), where he taught.

Shaykh Irshaad has fifteen years of teaching experience at some of the leading Islamic institutes in Cape Town). He is currently building an Islamic podcast, education, and media platform called ‘Isnad Academy’ and has completed his Master’s degree in the study of Islam at the University of Johannesburg. He has a keen interest in healthy Prophetic living and fitness.