Sacrifice of a jallala — an animal that eats filth

Question

Zayd bought a sheep for sacrifice, but it eats filth. What is the ruling on sacrificing it?

Answer

It should be kept tied up for a few days and fed leaves, and then it may be sacrificed (“‘Alamgiri”, vol. 6, p. 98).

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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