What is the ruling on one who burns the horns of livestock so that they do not grow? Is this considered a defect in the animal for the 'Id sacrifice? And is the absence of defects in the livestock a condition for the 'Id sacrifice?
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The questioner : In America, they burn the horns of livestock from a young age.
The Shaykh : They burn them.
The questioner : Yes, they burn them so that they do not grow.
The Shaykh : So that the horns do not grow.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: Okay
The questioner : And this is so that they do not harm one another, such as by butting.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So is this a defect in the 'Id sacrifice?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is a defect first, and it is torture of the animal second.
The questioner : Yes, yes. And is being free from defects a condition or an obligation, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : It is a condition for the permissibility of the 'Id sacrifice.
The Shaykh : They burn them.
The questioner : Yes, they burn them so that they do not grow.
The Shaykh : So that the horns do not grow.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: Okay
The questioner : And this is so that they do not harm one another, such as by butting.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So is this a defect in the 'Id sacrifice?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is a defect first, and it is torture of the animal second.
The questioner : Yes, yes. And is being free from defects a condition or an obligation, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : It is a condition for the permissibility of the 'Id sacrifice.
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