QUESTION:
A Qurbani animal has an abscess on its leg. Will this be regarded as a defect? Can the animal be slaughtered for Qurbani?
ANSWER:
The Fuqaha have written that an animal that walks on three legs and cannot put the fourth leg onto the ground due to injury, or it can put the injured leg onto the ground but is unable to walk on it, will not be permissible for Qurbani. However, if it is unable to freely walk on it, but can still take support from it, then Qurbani of such an animal will be permitted. Hence, in the queried scenario, if the abscess prevents the animal from using the fourth leg totally, then Qurbani of such an animal will not be valid. [Re: Fataawa Darul Uloom Zakariyya Vol:6 Pg:439-440]
ALLAH TA’ALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST!
ANSWERED BY:
Maulana Ahmed Saeed
Date: 05 Dhul Hijjah 1445 / 12 June 2024
CHECKED AND APPROVED BY:
Mufti Mohammed Desai
