Why is the udhiyah/qurbani of one sheep not sufficient for the obligation of an entire family?
Why is the udhiyah/qurbani of one sheep not sufficient for the obligation of an entire family? Individual instructions There are several authentic narrations in which Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) issued an explicit command to an individual to slaughter a goat or sheep. Sayyiduna Jundub (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Nabi (salallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said: ‘Whoever slaughtered before the salah, should slaughter another in place of that one. Whoever hasn’t yet slaughtered should now slaughter [after the salah] while taking Allah’s name.’ (Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 985. Also see: Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 968 & 984) The command in this Hadith is explicitly clear [thereby purporting obligation- wujub], and is evidently directed to the individual, not a household. In none of these [or other] narrations did he (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) ever say: ‘do it [slaughter one sheep/goat only] and the obligation will fall of all your family members.’ Neither did he (sallallahu...