Washing the face of the sacrificial animal before slaughter

The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta

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The first question of Fatwa number ( 8149 )
Q 1: I have seen some people washing the faces of livestock when slaughtering them on the festival of sacrifice. Is this permissible or not?
A 1

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