Is it better to sacrifice one fat goat or two when the price is equal

Question

Question: Is it better that for a hundred rupees a single goat be slaughtered which is thoroughly fat and well-fed, or that for a hundred rupees two head be slaughtered which are of moderate build?

Answer

If for a hundred rupees two suitable goats can be found with which two wajib sacrifices can be fulfilled, then this is better than slaughtering, for the same price, one very fat goat with which only one wajib is fulfilled.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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