Selling the sacrificial animal while it is alive by the kilogram: What is the ruling?
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The questioner : He is asking about selling the sacrificial animal while it is alive by the kilogram.
The Shaykh : I do not know of anything specific regarding this, but what appears to me is that it is not permissible, because selling it while it is alive involves excessive uncertainty in a contract. Its stomach may be full of food, making it heavy, or it may be empty, making it light. It may also be sick, and the illness might be the cause of its weight, whereas health brings vitality and lightness.
In any case, what appears to me is that it is prohibited. However, if it is slaughtered, then what is inside it becomes clear. Its belly is cut open and the remnants of food are removed, and then it is sold by the kilogram once it has been cleaned.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : I do not know of anything specific regarding this, but what appears to me is that it is not permissible, because selling it while it is alive involves excessive uncertainty in a contract. Its stomach may be full of food, making it heavy, or it may be empty, making it light. It may also be sick, and the illness might be the cause of its weight, whereas health brings vitality and lightness.
In any case, what appears to me is that it is prohibited. However, if it is slaughtered, then what is inside it becomes clear. Its belly is cut open and the remnants of food are removed, and then it is sold by the kilogram once it has been cleaned.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.