Obesity is not a defect for sacrifice

Question

Question: If a sacrificial animal is unable to walk because of its obesity, to the extent that it cannot even get to the place of slaughter, is the sacrifice of such an animal permissible or not?

Answer

Becoming this fat is not a defect with respect to the sacrifice (‘ayb ‘an al-udhiyya).

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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