When two-thirds of a cow’s horn break off: the ruling and reconciling the texts of al-Hidaya and Hujjat Allah al-Baligha

Question

If two-thirds (thulthayn), ⅔, of a cow’s horn do not remain, is its sacrifice permissible or not? How are the two statements below to be reconciled? The author of al-Hidaya says: [ar]ويجوز الأضحية مكسورة القرن لما قلنا[/ar] “The sacrifice of one with a broken horn is permissible for the reason we have mentioned.” To what is this referred (the text has “mahmuz” (?))? Is it referred to what is said in the preceding section of al-Hidaya, i.e.

Answer

If an animal’s horn has been completely uprooted, its sacrifice is not valid; if the root of the horn remains, its sacrifice is valid, even if more than half — to the extent of two-thirds — has broken off. In al-Hidaya, vol. 4, p.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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