Using a Part of Kaffarah Slaughtered for a Prohibited Act Committed in Ihram

Q: I had traveled shaded in day time while in ihram of ‘umrah. For this reason I asked my parents to slaughter an animal as kaffarah. They bought the animal, slaughtered it and distributed among their relatives, themselves and needy people? Is their action valid? What are the conditions to be observed in distributing a sheep meat as kaffarah and how should it be done, i.e. to whom should it be distributed and in what amount?

A: The animal slaughtered as a kaffarah for the prohibited actions done during ihram should totally be given to a shar‘ī needy person without being necessary to divide it, i.e. all the animal can be given to one needy person. A kaffarah, that the person himself uses a portion of it and give another portion to relatives, is not sufficient.