Sacrificing on someone’s behalf without permission

Question

Question: Zayd was on a journey. His father offered a sacrifice on his behalf without his permission, thinking that when he returned from the journey he would take the money for the sacrifice from him. When he returned from the journey, the father said to his son: “I offered a sacrifice on your behalf.” He said: “You did well,” and gave his father the price of the sacrifice. The father and the son both lived separately. Was the son’s sacrifice valid or not? And was any defect caused in the sacrifice of the others?

Answer

Since there was no prior permission from the son, and (the father) offered the sacrifice himself, relying on taking the money later, the sacrifice on his behalf was not valid, even if he then gave the money. If a share was taken on his behalf in a large animal, then the sacrifice of none of the partners was discharged; it is incumbent on all of them to give the price of their…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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