What is the minimum age for a sacrificial animal from sheep and goats?
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The questioner : And another matter concerning the sacrifice itself, meaning, what is the minimum age for a sacrificial sheep?
The Shaykh : Regarding the sheep, meaning the one by which a person fulfills his obligation.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is one year old, but some lambs, if they are fat.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If they are fat.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is acceptable if their age is six months or more.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But it must be fat such that when a person looks at it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He thinks its age is one year.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : In this case, it is permissible; otherwise, it must be one year old.
The questioner : Yes, good. And what about the goat?
The Shaykh : The ruling for the goat is the same; it must be one year old.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It must be one year old.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Meaning, does the term "jadh' (one-year-old)" for sheep refer to one year and above?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : As for if it is below this age, it must be complete in terms of health and.
The Shaykh : Fatness, fatness.
The questioner : Fatness, yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The Shaykh : Regarding the sheep, meaning the one by which a person fulfills his obligation.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is one year old, but some lambs, if they are fat.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If they are fat.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is acceptable if their age is six months or more.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But it must be fat such that when a person looks at it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He thinks its age is one year.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : In this case, it is permissible; otherwise, it must be one year old.
The questioner : Yes, good. And what about the goat?
The Shaykh : The ruling for the goat is the same; it must be one year old.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It must be one year old.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Meaning, does the term "jadh' (one-year-old)" for sheep refer to one year and above?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : As for if it is below this age, it must be complete in terms of health and.
The Shaykh : Fatness, fatness.
The questioner : Fatness, yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
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