He bought an animal for sacrifice and then became poor

Question

A man, while wealthy, bought a large goat with the intention of sacrifice, but before the days of sacrifice came he became poor. May this man now sell the goat and use its price for his own needs or not? Or is the sacrifice of this goat wajib on him? What is the ruling according to the noble Shari‘a?

Answer

If until the last day of sacrifice he does not become an owner of the nisab, the sacrifice is not wajib on him, and it is permissible to sell this goat and spend its price on his own needs. And if on the last day of sacrifice he becomes an owner of the nisab, the sacrifice will be wajib on him — whether of this goat or of another: [ar]وَلَا يُشْتَرَطُ أَنْ يَكُونَ غَنِيًّا فِي…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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