The ruling on a sacrificial animal whose rump or tail has been cut off
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The questioner:
And regarding the cutting of tails, are some of them completely cut off?
The Shaykh:
These are the Australian ones.
The questioner:
They do not cut them off when they are young.
The Shaykh:
The Australian ones, they cut off their tails, saying it makes them fatter so they will fatten up. The well-known view among the majority is that it is not valid to offer it as a sacrifice or as the pilgrim’s offering if its rump or most of it is cut off; according to the majority, it is not acceptable.
And regarding the cutting of tails, are some of them completely cut off?
The Shaykh:
These are the Australian ones.
The questioner:
They do not cut them off when they are young.
The Shaykh:
The Australian ones, they cut off their tails, saying it makes them fatter so they will fatten up. The well-known view among the majority is that it is not valid to offer it as a sacrifice or as the pilgrim’s offering if its rump or most of it is cut off; according to the majority, it is not acceptable.
Source
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