Benefit of castrating a buckling goat.
Question
What is the hikmah behind cutting off (removing) the testicles of a male goat. Wouldn't cutting off the testicles be considered as an animal with damaged parts for sacrifice on the occasion of Eid Al Adha. Kindly advise on the question
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The removing of the testicles of an animal is not considered as a defect in the animal. Consider the following Hadith.
Translation: When Nabi Sallahu Alayhi Wasallam wanted to do Qurbani, he bought two fat ram which had horns and were castrated… (Sunan Ibn Majah V.4 Pg.301 Ar Risalatul Aalamiyya)
From a logical point of view, while an animal with a damaged limb, for example, a cut ear, or broken leg etc is regarded as a real defect in the animal, that is not so in removing the testicles. Castration adds value to the animal and the meat is increased and tenderised[1][2].
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Immad Bin Arshad
Student Darul Iftaa
California, USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
إذا أراد أن يضحي، اشترى كبشين عظيمين، سمينين، أقرنين، أملحين موجوءين، فذبح أحدهما عن أمته، لمن شهد لله، بالتوحيد، وشهد له بالبلاغ، وذبح الآخر عن محمد، وعن آل محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم
سنن ابن ماجه (4/ 301 الرسالة العالمية)
[1] البحر الرائق - سعيد (8/ 176)
( وَالْخَصِيِّ ) وَعَنْ أبي حَنِيفَةَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى هو أَوْلَى لِأَنَّ لَحْمَهُ أَطْيَبُ وقد صَحَّ أَنَّهُ عليه الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ ضَحَّى بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ موجوأين
الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (6/ 323)
(ويضحي بالجماء والخصي والثولاء) أي المجنونة (إذا لم يمنعها من السوم والرعي) (، وإن منعها لا) تجوز التضحية بها
الفتاوى الهندية – مكتبة رشيدية(5/ 299)
وَالْخَصِيُّ أَفْضَلُ من الْفَحْلِ لِأَنَّهُ أَطْيَبُ لَحْمًا كَذَا في الْمُحِيطِ
فتاوى محمودية ج17 ص333/340 دار الإفتاء جامعة فاروقية كراجى
[2] http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/why-you-should-castrate-your-buckling-goats.html
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- Immad Bin Arshad
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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