Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Slaughtering a goat that is under a year old

· 14 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1443 AH1 min readEnglish

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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