Slaughtering a goat that is under a year old
Question
If a goat has a few days remaining to complete a year, but looks like a year old, can such an animal be slaughtered for Qurbani?
Answer
Slaughtering a goat that hasn’t reached a complete year (in age) is not acceptable for Qurbani.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
وحولين من البقر والجاموس، وحول من الشاة والمعز قال الشامي تقدير هذه الاسنان بما ذكر لمنع النقصان لا الزيادة فلو ضحي بسن اقل لا يجوز باكبر يجوز شامي ص205 ج5
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- Mufti Mohammed Desai
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