Allah says in Al-Al-Quran regarding the sacrifice: 'So eat from them and feed the needy and the beggar' (22:28). Based on this verse and Nabi's Sunnah, scholars have outlined guidelines for distributing the sacrifice meat. The sunnah division is into three portions: one-third for the jamaah haji and their family to eat, one-third to give as gifts to friends, relatives, and neighbors, and one-third to donate to the poor and needy. This tripartite division is the position of the Hanbali school and is sunnah by Ibn Baz.
Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen explained that the three-way division is sunnah (mustahab) but not strictly wajib. What is wajib is two things: (1) the jamaah haji must eat from the sacrifice, based on Al-Al-Quranic command 'So eat from them'; and (2) some portion must reach the poor, based on 'and feed the needy.' The exact proportions are flexible. If the jamaah haji gives most of it to the poor, that is excellent. If they eat most of it, that is boleh as long as the poor receive some share.
The Permanent Committee noted that in modern Haji, many jamaah haji purchase their sacrifice through authorized organizations (such as the Islamic Development Bank's sacrifice project), which handle the slaughter and distribution, ensuring the meat reaches the poor in the Muslim world. This is boleh and fulfills the obligation. The jamaah haji who uses such a service has fulfilled their sacrifice obligation, even though they may not personally eat from the specific animal. Wasting sacrifice meat by discarding it is prohibited — every effort should be made to utilize and distribute it properly.