Sacrifice of a buffalo with two teats

Question

Question: Zayd has a buffalo which from birth has two teats. They appear somewhat thicker than the teats of an ordinary buffalo; when it is milked, two streams of milk fall from them, and in practice they do the work of four teats. When the milk rises into the teats, a mark appears from which it is evident that these are two teats which have joined together and become one, but in ordinary conditions each appears to be a single one.

Answer

If two of a buffalo’s teats are lost through some affliction, or it has only two from birth, the sacrifice is not valid: [ar]وفي الشاة والمعز إذا لم تكن لهما إحدى حلمتيها خلقةً أو ذهبت بآفة وبقيت واحدة لم تجز، وفي الإبل والبقر إن ذهبت واحدة تجوز، وإن ذهبت اثنتان لا تجوز، كذا في الخلاصة اهـ[/ar] “In a sheep and a goat, if one of its two teats is absent from birth or is lost…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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