Question Summary:
Can Damm be given anytime throughout the year?

Question Detail:

If someone needs to give Damm for umrah/hajj mistakes, can this damm be given any time within the year or it has to be at hajj time?

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

In principle, Damm refers to the slaughtering of a goat, a sheep, a one-seventh part of a cow, or a one-seventh part of a camel within the precincts of the Haram in compensation of certain violations made while performing the Manaasik (rites) of Hajj or Umrah.[1]

If Damm becomes compulsory on a person, the Damm must be fulfilled within the Sacred Precinct (the Haram).[2]

If Damm were compulsory on a person, but one had already returned home, one may appoint a Wakeel (representative) do so on his/her behalf, even after the time of Hajj. However, it is undesirable to delay the paying of the Damm. [3]

We are not aware of any establishments that fulfill ones Damm. You may enquire from people who know of reliable people in Makkah Shareef to do the Damm on your behalf.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Abdullah Syed Sajid

Student Darul Iftaa
Houston, TX, USA 

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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[1]   معلم الحجاج (ص: 262) 

[2]  الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (2/ 557) 

(وإن طيب أو حلق) أو لبس (بعذر) خير إن شاء (ذبح) في الحرم ......... (قوله في الحرم) فلو ذبح في غيره لم يجز

غنية المناسك (ص: 262)

كتاب المسائل (جلد 3/ ص 149)

[3] الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (2/ 543)  

ثم الكفارات كلها واجبة على التراخي، فيكون مؤديا في أي وقت، وإنما يتضيق عليه الوجوب في آخر عمره في وقت يغلب على ظنه أنه لو لم يؤده لفات، فإن لم يؤد فيه حتى مات أثم وعليه الوصية به

معلم الحجاج (ص: 264) 

كتاب المسائل (جلد 3/ ص 156)