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Assalam-o-Alikum,

I have a question If any one do Fatiha on the meat of escape goat then they do not give that meat to the poor people so is it right plz give me the answer with the references of Qur`an and Sunaah(SAW)? please give me the answer on my email id hope u reply soon...

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Answer:

Fateha escape goat

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Ref: Your Statement: ‘escape goat’

Dear and beloved sister in Islam, we are not too sure what to assume by the term ‘escape goat’!! If by ‘escape goat’ you mean the stray or the stolen goats which are owned by someone else but unlawfully captured without right and then sacrificed, then one should know that Allah Subhanah does not accept nor reward the sacrifice which is unlawful and/or stolen....for Allah Subhanah is Good and accepts only that which is good and lawful!

Sahih Muslim Hadith 2214 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Allah's Messenger (saws) said: ‘O people, Allah is Good and He, therefore, accepts only that which is good!’

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 22 Surah Hajj verse 37:

37 It is not the meat nor the blood (of the sacrificial animals) that reaches Allah: it is your piety that reaches Him: He has thus made them (the sacrificial animals) subject to you that ye may glorify Allah for His guidance to you: and proclaim the Good News to all who do right.

Beloved sister in Islam, if you could kindly explain what exactly is meant by an ‘escape goat’, then we would strive to reply your question in light of the Quran and the Sunnah, Insha Allah.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan