Defects in the Sacrificial Animal: A Split Ear, a Broken Horn, or a Cut Rump
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on a sacrificial animal if its ear is split or its horn is broken?
The Shaykh:
If the split defects the animal, it is not permissible. However, if it is a minor split or a small tear that does not defect the animal, that does not harm.
The questioner:
He also says: What if its rump is cut off?
The Shaykh:
The rump. A decision was issued by the Committee of Senior Scholars that it is not permissible, because a part of its organs has been cut off.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on a sacrificial animal if its ear is split or its horn is broken?
The Shaykh:
If the split defects the animal, it is not permissible. However, if it is a minor split or a small tear that does not defect the animal, that does not harm.
The questioner:
He also says: What if its rump is cut off?
The Shaykh:
The rump. A decision was issued by the Committee of Senior Scholars that it is not permissible, because a part of its organs has been cut off.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من الوجه السابع : أن اعتماد العبد على المخلوق وتوكله عليه يوجب له الضرر من جهته هو ولا بد — islamhouse.com (57:05)
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