THE FOLLOWING ARE CONDITIONS FOR SUCH SHARING:

a) The number of shares cannot exceed seven.

b) No person's share should be less than one seventh.

c) All sharing parties should have a niyyat of qurbani, aqeeqa or any other type of sacrifice ordained by The Shariah.

If the above conditions are not found the qurbanis of all shareholders will be null and void.

2. If any of the sharing parties had no intention of qurbani, aqeeqa, etc., the share was taken purely for the meat then everyone's qurbani is nullified. They all have to repeat their qurbanis.

3. A goat and sheep only suffice for one qurbani. No shares are possible here.

4. If one upon whom qurbani is wajib purchases a cow or camel intending to sacrifice the entire animal for himself, it will still be permissible to take partners in that animal. It is however preferable to make the niyyat for sharing at the time of purchase.

5. One upon whom qurbani was not wajib cannot share with others a cow or camel which he had purchased intending to sacrifice the whole one for his own qurbani. If others had taken shares in his animal then though their qurbanis will be valid, it is wajib on the purchaser to make another six qurbanis (or whatever number of shares he had given out). If the time for qurbani is expired then it is wajib to give the price of these shares in sadaqa. It is therefore advisable for anyone buying an ox or camel to make the niyyat of sharing at the time of purchase. And if later on he does NOT find any partners, he may still sacrifice the whole animal for himself.

6. It is also permissible to include in the ox/camel one or more shares for Rasoolullah (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam). Similarly, nafl qurbanis for oneself or for a dead person may also be included among wajib shares. For example, five people are offering wajib qurbani. They purchase a cow for this purpose. Two more people are taken as partners to complete the seven shares, but these two are making nafl qurbani, or qurbani on behalf of Rasoolullah (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam), this is perfectly in order and everyone's qurbani is valid.

7. If one partner has a niyyat of the Sunnat walima feast (i.e. he intends to utilize the meat of his share for his walima), this is also proper and will not affect the qurbani of the others.

8. When several people share an animal it is not compulsory to divide the meat between the shareholders. If they so wish they could give all the meat (the whole animal) to the poor.

9. If they do decide to distribute the meat among themselves, then this distribution must be effected in equal and exact weight. Each partner should receive exactly the same amount as the other. Any excess will be haraam, even if some partners agree to the excess, since this falls within the Shar’ee definition of Riba (interest).

10. However, if part of the offal or the skin is added to the partner receiving less meat than the other, such inequality will then not render the distribution haraam. If some of the offal, etc. is given to one receiving more meat then too this is haraam and a form of Ribaa. In short, one partner will be allowed more meat than the other ONLY if some offal is added to the share of the one receiving less meat.

11. If one entire family had shared a cow/camel, it is not wajib upon them to distribute the meat equally among themselves. All the meat could be stored together and used as needed, or cooked and eaten by the whole family.