Is it permissible to slaughter a sheep for the udhiyah, or must it be a lamb? And likewise when naming newborns?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
Is it permissible to slaughter a sheep for the udhiyah, or must it be a lamb? And likewise when naming newborns, meaning the 'aqiqah? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible to slaughter male or female sheep for the udhiyah and for the 'aqiqah. It is permissible to slaughter males and females, provided that the sheep has reached six months of age, and the goat has reached one full year, or ten months. Once this age is reached, it is permissible to slaughter it, whether it is male or female. The male is better in that it has more meat, but the female is sufficient. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Is it permissible to slaughter a sheep for the udhiyah, or must it be a lamb? And likewise when naming newborns, meaning the 'aqiqah? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible to slaughter male or female sheep for the udhiyah and for the 'aqiqah. It is permissible to slaughter males and females, provided that the sheep has reached six months of age, and the goat has reached one full year, or ten months. Once this age is reached, it is permissible to slaughter it, whether it is male or female. The male is better in that it has more meat, but the female is sufficient. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز ذبح الشاة للأضحية أم لا بد أن يكون خروفاً وكذلك عند تسمية المواليد؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.