The age of a one-year-old sheep for the 'Id sacrifice
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Regarding the one-year-old sheep, which is six months old, is it the one that has completed [its age]? It is the one that is six months old.
The Shaykh:
Six.
The questioner:
Six, and it is the one whose age is...
The Shaykh:
I mean, its age is the beginning.
The questioner:
Six months: is it the one that has completed five months and entered the sixth, or the one that has completed the six and entered the seventh?
The Shaykh:
No, it is the one that has completed the six; six months means it has completed them and entered the seventh. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Regarding the one-year-old sheep, which is six months old, is it the one that has completed [its age]? It is the one that is six months old.
The Shaykh:
Six.
The questioner:
Six, and it is the one whose age is...
The Shaykh:
I mean, its age is the beginning.
The questioner:
Six months: is it the one that has completed five months and entered the sixth, or the one that has completed the six and entered the seventh?
The Shaykh:
No, it is the one that has completed the six; six months means it has completed them and entered the seventh. Yes.
Source
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