A stone found inside a sacrificial goat

Question

Question: A Muslim bought a goat for sacrifice. After the slaughter a very valuable stone was taken out of the goat’s stomach, and the butcher took these stones for himself. Has the sacrifice been fulfilled or not?

Answer

The sacrifice became valid by the slaughter itself; so if the owner gave the stones taken out of the stomach to the butcher, or consented to the butcher taking them, that too is correct, and there is no harm in it.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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