The ruling on sacrificing a buffalo

Question

Question: Is the sacrifice of a buffalo permissible according to the Shari‘a or not? If it is permissible, how many shareholders can take part in it?

Answer

It is permissible; seven shareholders can take part in it: its status is like that of the cow (Zayla‘i, vol. 6, p. 7).

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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