Can an animal without a tail be used for qurbani?
Published as Slaughtering An Animal Without A Tail
Question
Can an animal without a tail be used for qurbani?
Answer
If an animal is born without a tail, or is born with a tail and more than one third of the tail is cut off, then the Qurbaani of such an animal will be invalid.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
(ولا تجزئ مقطوعة الأذن، و) لا مقطوعة (الذنب، ولا التي ذهب أكثر أذنها) أو ذنبها (فإن بقي الأكثر من الأذن والذنب جاز) ؛ لأن للأكثر حكم الكل بقاء وذهابا، ولأن العيب اليسير لا يمكن التحرز عنه فجعل عفوا.
(اللباب في شرح الكتاب ج٣ صه ٢٢)
و لا تجوز مقطوع أكثر الذنب… و قيل ان ذهب الثلث لا تجوز
(جمع لأتهر ج؛ أص ١٤١)
(الفتاوي الرحيمية دار الاشاعت ج /١٠ ص٤٨)
(الجوهرة النيرة ج١/ص١٨٠ باب الهدي)
(المحيط البرهانى ج٨ ص ٤٦٦)
(رد المحتار ج؟ ص ٤ ٣٢-٣٢٥)
(خلاصة الفتاوى ج٤ ص ١ ٣٢)
- Approved by
- Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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Source: Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Azaadville — https://www.iftadua.co.za/slaughtering-an-animal-without-a-tail-2/18331/
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/azaadville-18331
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