An objection to the superiority of the goat based on the text of Qadi Khan

Question

Question: The fatwa of the majority (jumhur) of the scholars of Islam is that the sacrifice of a goat is better than that of a cow; yet in the reliable Hanafi book Fatawa Qadi Khan it says: [ar]والبقر أفضل من الذكر والمعز[/ar] “And the cow is better than the male and the goat.” Indeed, in Fatawa ‘Alamgiri it says: [ar]البقر أفضل من ست شياه[/ar] “The cow is better than six shat (sheep or goats)”?

Answer

Where is this fatwa of the majority of the scholars of Islam transmitted? A reference is needed. The one who published the notice either did not understand the whole statement or deliberately did not quote it. This issue is neither agreed upon nor unqualified.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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