Sacrificing a sheep under a year old: the mufti’s evidence

Question

Question: If a sheep is under a year old, its sacrifice is not permissible even if it is fat and sturdy — this became known from your own research. Now, from your ‘Id al-Adha notice, it became known that the sacrifice of such a sheep is permissible which is under a year — six months old — but looks a year old. How far is this correct? Was it printed wrongly in your notice, or has the ruling now become this? Please write with evidence so that our knowledge may increase.

Answer

From which text of mine did it become known that the sacrifice of a sheep is impermissible when it is under a year old? Please send it. In “Bihishti Zewar” (“Heavenly Ornaments”) Akhtari (p. 42, vol. 3) the sacrifice of such a fat-tailed ram and sheep is stated to be permissible, but in the footnote Hazrat Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali ﵀ wrote: “Some scholars give fatwa on this, but I…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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