The sufficiency of a sacrificial animal with missing front teeth
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Question:
This questioner says: We are seven people who shared in one camel. I chose it, and it had a good appearance and was fat. It was more than five years old. I asked the seller, and he said it had no defects. However, after the slaughter, it turned out that its front teeth were missing. Is it sufficient? And what should I do?
Answer:
Yes, it is sufficient. The teeth do not affect the soundness of the animal, as long as it is a valid means and has no defect, praise be to Allah. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Three things: the Hajj is for him, his testimony is accepted, and all worship is for him. [Al-Isra 17:23] [Az-Zumar 39:2] [Ghafir 40:14] Meaning, worship is [Al-Bayyinah 98:5] Meaning, worship. So Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is the One who must be singled out for worship. He, the Exalted, said: [Al-An'am 6:162] Say, O Muhammad, to the people: [Al-An'am 6:162], meaning my slaughter [Al-An'am 6:162-163] is for the King, [Al-An'am 6:163].
This questioner says: We are seven people who shared in one camel. I chose it, and it had a good appearance and was fat. It was more than five years old. I asked the seller, and he said it had no defects. However, after the slaughter, it turned out that its front teeth were missing. Is it sufficient? And what should I do?
Answer:
Yes, it is sufficient. The teeth do not affect the soundness of the animal, as long as it is a valid means and has no defect, praise be to Allah. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Four things: the one whose blindness is apparent in a sacrificial animal, the one whose age is apparent, the one whose illness is apparent, and the one whose lameness is apparent, and the emaciated one except
أربع اللافت في ضحية العوراء يبين عمرها، والمريضة يبين مرضها، والعرجاء يبين ضلعها، والهزيلة إلاAnd your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him
وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُSo worship Allah, [being] sincere to Him in religion.
فَاعْبُدِ اللَّهَ مُخْلِصًا لَّهُ الدِّينَSo invoke Allah, [being] sincere to Him in religion
فَادْعُوا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَAnd they were not commanded except to worship Allah, [being] sincere to Him in religion
وَمَا أُمِرُوا إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَSay, "Indeed, my prayer
قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِيIndeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice
إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِيmy living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds. (163) No partner has He. And this
وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَبِذَٰلِكَand I am the first [among you] of the Muslims."
وَأَنَا أَوَّلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 1 — archive.org (29:48)
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