Sacrifice of an insane animal

Question

Question: Is the sacrifice of a “diwana” (crazed) animal permissible? Does this word mean completely mad, or does it have some other meanings as well? In our area it means completely mad.

Answer

Being crazed and mad does not prevent sacrifice, provided that the mad animal grazes; if it does not graze, its sacrifice is not valid: [ar]ويضحي بالجماء والخصي والثولاء أي المجنونة إذا لم يمنعها من السوم والرعي، وإن منعها لا تجوز التضخية بها[/ar] “One may sacrifice a hornless animal, a castrated one and a thawla’, i.e.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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