Returning a cow bought from a Hindu so as not to hurt Hindu feelings

Question

A man bought a cow with the intention of sacrifice from a Hindu woman and did not disclose to the woman that he would sacrifice it; and he thought to himself that if another shareholder turned up he would include him. So seven shareholders were completed. After the fifth day the Hindus learned that such-and-such a woman had sold a cow to Muslims, and they threatened the woman: “Why did you give a cow to Muslims for sacrifice?

Answer

Returning the cow on the stated consideration is impermissible.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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