Qurbani Meat for Walimah

Q: Can the meat from a qurbaani animal be used to feed people at a walima? Must one third of the meat be given away?

A: It is permissible to use Qurbani meat to feed people at a walima on any other feast. It is not necessary or compulsory to give one third of the meat away. This is something optional and meritorious. It is sunnat to divide the meat into three portions: one for friends and family, one for the poor, and one for one’s own use. But if one did not do so and kept all the meat instead, or gave all away, there is no sin.

Mufti Siraj Desai