Most Frequently Asked Questions

• How does Human Appeal distribute Qurbani?

  Once you donate, our teams and trusted local partners source and slaughter your animal in-country, with fresh meat distributed to families on or around Eid day. Every Qurbani, in every country, is fulfilled to halal standards on your behalf.

• How does my Qurbani reach Mali?

  Our field team assesses livestock welfare against Shariah standards ahead of Eid, then conducts sacrifice and distribution in-country. Funded by HA UK, HA Canada and HA France.

• Who receives my Qurbani in Mali?

  Local imams and community leaders know their neighbourhoods. They identify the families who need it most - widows, orphan-headed households, elderly couples, persons with disabilities, and families without a steady income. Your Qurbani reaches them because someone in their community vouched for them.

• What makes a Qurbani valid?

  For your Qurbani to be religiously valid, the animal must meet a few conditions:

  • Species: it must be a sheep, goat, cow, or camel
  • Age: at least 1 year for sheep and goats, 2 years for cattle, 5 years for camels
  • Ownership: it must belong to you, purchased with halal earnings
  • No outstanding claims on the animal: it can't be pledged as collateral or owed to someone else
  • Health: it must be free from obvious defects — clear blindness, illness, lameness, or severe emaciation
  • Timing: the slaughter must take place between the Eid al-Adha prayer (10 Dhul Hijjah) and sunset on the final day of Tashreeq (13 Dhul Hijjah)

• Is it permissible to give my Qurbani online?

  Yes. The majority of Islamic jurists and scholars agree that giving Qurbani online is religiously valid — as long as the donor can be confident the animal meets the Islamic requirements (species, age, health) before slaughter.

• What am I actually buying when I give Qurbani online?

  When you donate online, you are entering into a wikalah — an authorised agreement — between you and the organisation. You pay the value of one (or more) Qurbani shares, and the organisation acts on your behalf: sourcing the animal, performing the Qurbani during the days of Eid al-Adha, and delivering the meat to families in need — all in line with the Islamic conditions of a valid Qurbani.

• Does giving Qurbani online count as my Qurbani for the year?

  Yes. If you give the funds with the intention that a Qurbani be performed on your behalf — and the animal is slaughtered within the days of Qurbani and the meat reaches families in need — then this is a valid Qurbani. You receive its full reward, by Allah's permission. It is not a separate Sadaqah; it is the Qurbani itself.

• Do I have to slaughter the animal myself?

  No. Islamic law permits wikalah — authorising someone else to perform the Qurbani on your behalf. If you cannot carry out the slaughter yourself, you can appoint a trusted person, a charity, or another representative to do it for you. Giving Qurbani online with Human Appeal USA is one way of doing this.