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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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There is no harm in castrating male livestock for fattening and improving the quality of their meat

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. He asks about the ruling on castrating male livestock, knowing that people benefit from it. May Allah reward you with good?

Answer:
There is no harm in castrating male livestock if this is for the sake of fattening them and improving the quality of their meat. There is no harm in that, because this was known from the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sacrificed two castrated rams, meaning castrated males. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4526- لا بأس بخصي ذكور المواشي لتسمينها وطيب لحمها - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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